Article: Evening Standard, London, business notes column.

Article: UKpound 150 Million in Heating Grants Available but Many ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... lower heating bills this winter. About UKpound 150 million is available in energy-saving grants each year. Though the annual UKpound 200 fuel payment for over-60s is largely ... automatic, there are other grants of up to UKpound 2,700 towards heating that have to be ...

Article: At UKpound 2.17 Million, U.K. Bank CEO Says He's ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 26, 2004 ;     670 words ... ... Fred Goodwin, RBS: UKpound 3.45 million + 34 percent Sir John Bond, HSBC ... 2.1 million + 14 percent Luqman Arnold, Abbey: UKpound 1.7 million (first ... 4.9 million + 69 percent* *Includes UKpound 990,000 top-up ...

Article: UKpound 1.5 Billion Bad Debts Blow Halts Growth at ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... third biggest bank sank by 6 percent to UKpound 3.205 billion in 2002, in ... doubtful debts was raised by 29 percent to UKpound 1.48 billion as Barclays ... division lifted operating profit 8 percent to UKpound 1.03 billion, Barclaycard ...

Article: UKpound 20 Billion Track-Work Bill Could Derail Tilting ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... of upgrading the track threatens to top UKpound 20 billion. The massive figure being ... 53 Pedolino tilting trains worth about UKpound 1 billion to run on the line. But work ... Christmas. Costs have already risen from UKpound 2.1 billion to over UKpound 7 billion ...

Article: Vodafone Pays CEO UKpound 1 Million to Leave San Francisco ...
Daily Mail (London);  June 11, 2004 ;     680 words ... ... executive Peter Erskine a 20 percent pay rise to UKpound 1.21 million after it made ... His basic pay increased 13 percent to UKpound 607,500, while his bonus shot up 46 percent to UKpound 564,000. BT gave fewer ...

Article: Siblings get UKpound 60 Million in U.K. transport group's ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... million while Gloag's 11 percent holding is worth UKpound 25 million. On top of that ... continuing operations were 12 percent better at UKpound 128 million. A 3.2 percent ... in the capital were up 11 percent at UKpound 16.7 million. The group ...

Article: Retiring Vodafone CEO Collects UKpound 9 Million ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 12, 2003 ;     690 words ... ... giant. He received a 20 percent rise in his pay last year to UKpound 2.9 million, a UKpound ... made a pre-tax loss of UKpound 6.2 billion last year but ... exceptional profits rose by 26 percent to UKpound 12.7 billion. It also ...