Event Organisers Update March 2019 ISSUE 172

TEENAGERS CRUSHED Three teenagers were crushed to death as they waited to get into a St. Patricks Day disco at the Grenvale Hotel in Cookstown, County … 

TRUST Like lots of others we rushed to renew our passport early because of the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, which had more than nine months left on it Like lots … 

DE MONTFORD UNIVERSITY AND VESTED INTERESTS The Vice-Chancellor of De Montford University, Dominic Shellard, has resigned over business links he … 

SLEEP TIGHT One concern many travelers have is being the victim of an infestation of bed bugs, something that unfortunately happened to the writer at the Moorfields …

SIESTA TIME A study by Greek cardiologists has found that an afternoon nap is as good for reducing blood pressure as taking pills or reducing salt in the diet … 

SHOAH : FOUR SISTERS Shoah, for many was the ultimate Holocaust documentary, taking its French director Claude Lanzmann 11 years to shoot and spanning more …

Event Organisers Update February 2019 ISSUE 171

TRIUMPH FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS? The credibility of those who are paid and used to promote products and services to their willing followers on social …

I’M GLAD YOU ASKED ME THAT Those organisers and PR types who think they are being awfully clever arranging for planted question at their events should know that …

A TITANIC EXPERIENCE Fine dining for up to 50 people with views over the Liverpool waterfront will be offered from next month on a new balcony at the 7th …

EVENT SHOWS TO DOCKLANDS International Confex, the Event Production Show and the PA Show are all moving from Olympia in 2020 and relocating at Excel in …

ONE FOR COVENTRY A new 88-bedroom boutique hotel is to be created by 2021 in Coventry city centre, in the former offices of the Coventry Evening Telegraph…

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Charles Laughton, 1999-1962, was the brilliant, bisexual and tortured actor who appeared in more than 50 films, most from 1933 …