Article: What now for Northern Rock? Crisis-hit Northern Rock's future is still very much up in the air. Reporter LAURA CAROE looks at the three main possible options left for the Geordie bank with the help of accounting expert Richard Slack, pictured.(News)

Article: Branson: We can make banking fun; In his only interviews since ...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  November 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... feel about being named preferred bidder to buy Northern Rock? RICHARD BRANSON: I am delighted about what has happened. It ... It is great to be involved in rebuilding the Northern Rock Foundation. Obviously that has been dented ...

Article: Northern Rock Bid: Sir Richard ...
PR Newswire Europe;  February 17, 2008 ;     442 words ...LONDON, February 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Richard Branson said: All of us in the Virgin consortium are very disappointed ... fortune in the future. We have tried our best to save the Northern Rock and the jobs of the staff. We put all the resources ...

Article: Why he's the last man to be trusted with Northern ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... criminal conviction for tax evasion, Sir Richard Branson's bid to rank amongBritain's leading ... capitalising on clever ideas. However,Northern Rock is a very different casethe biggest ... month, Virgin's offer to take over Northern Rock waspronounced by the BBC to be a ...

Article: If Sir Richard wins Northern Rock, how much of our ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  February 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... around the beleaguered Northern Rock mortgage bank. It suitsthe ... approve the takeover of Northern Rock by agroup led by Sir Richard Branson. The buyers will acquire ... on the railways. To run Northern Rock he has lined up Sir Brian ...

Article: Virgin's Richard Branson says Northern ...
AP Worldstream;  January 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Virgin Chairman Richard Branson said Monday the government ... financing package for Northern Rock PLC appeared to be ... Office said Monday that Northern Rock will issue government ... Bank of England. Northern Rock has borrowed more ...

Article: If I were a Northern Rock customer, I would not ...
The Independent - London;  November 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Richard Branson has sent out a ... addressed to "Dear Northern Rock customers ... has pumped into Northern Rock to fund its mortgage ... remains of the Northern Rock board - naturally ... into the hands of Richard Branson; he stands to ...

Article: YOUR SAY: Would Richard Branson be good for ...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  November 28, 2007 ;     497 words ... ... retired university secretary, Whitley Bay: Richard Branson has a good chance of bringing it back ... co.uk YESTERDAY'S POLL Do you think Richard Branson will make a success of Northern Rock? YES 62% NO 38% CAPTION(S): Bronwen ...