MPs' expenses claims 2007-8 May 12, 2009
MPs' expenses in detail. The table below sets out the full range of MPs' expenses. (BBC News -- UK)
Gillan 'sorry' for dog food claim May 11, 2009
The Tory MP for Chesham and Amersham told the BBC News Channel she was "absolutely mortified" by the claim. Ms Gillan was one of the Conservatives named by the Daily Telegraph in the controversy over MP's expenses. (BBC News -- UK)
Abuses horses: Upon discovery and now May 9, 2009
RSPCA Officer Kirsty Hampton said the scene at Spindle Farm, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was the most "horrific case of animal cruelty" she had seen. Horse trader James Gray was found guilty at Bicester Magistrates' Court of 11 charges of animal neglect. (BBC News -- UK)
GE Unit Ordered to Pay $11.3 Million Over False-Advertising Claims Against Competitor Apr 14, 2009
Judge denies competitor's request that GE subsidiary Amersham disgorge $1 billion in profits ... U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson held on March 25 that Amersham Health Inc., a British company with U.S. offices in Princeton, N.J., that was bought by GE Healthcare in 2004, violated the with false and misleading claims that its contrast agent, used to improve X-ray quality, was superior to one made by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. of Princeton ... Wolfson held that Bracco was entitled to reimbursement... (Law.com)
Harmless toy or recruiting sergeant? Apr 4, 2009
" Below is a selection of your comments. "They contribute to the idea that guns are normal in our society, and also that they are glamorous and desirable". Come off it - following that to its logical conclusion everyone who owned an Action Man should have turned into a gun-toting mass murderer when they turned 13. If anything this puts guns into their proper context: a tool of the military. Mark Dennis, Woking, UK Excellent! My son is a soldier and his six-year-old sister is making tanks out of... (BBC News -- UK)
GE Threatens Philips Leadership With Push Into Home Health-Care Business Apr 4, 2009
GE bought Amersham Plc for $10 billion in 2004, its biggest acquisition, to enter the drug discovery and imaging chemical businesses. GE already sells QuietCare, a device with wireless sensors that learns daily routines of patients and software that analyzes activities to detect early signs of illnesses. (Bloomberg)
Squiggle room Mar 11, 2009
" Add your comments on this story, using the form below. How about a zero (0) with a slash through it? After all, India gave the world the zero or shoonya, and the goal of every government is to make sure that its citizens have something more than zero in their pockets. Shikari Shambu, Chicago You have a few guesses about the origin of the $ symbol for the US Dollar. It is just the two letters "U" and "S" superimposed, and then simplified over time. Steve, London Most currency symbols are a... (BBC News -- South Asia)
Autism bill clears first hurdle Feb 28, 2009
Chesham and Amersham MP Mrs Gillan came top of the private members' ballot in December, which allows opposition parties and backbenchers to launch their own bills. But although it had cross-party support, a letter from Health Minister Phil Hope to MPs earlier this month raised concerns the government would try to block the bill at its second reading on Friday. (BBC News -- UK)
'Barn find' 1937 Bugatti Type 57S sells for $4.4 million at Paris ... Feb 8, 2009
On 2nd November 1936 Bugatti factory ledgers recorded an order (allocated no. 903) from their British agent, Col. Sorel, for a Type 57S Atalante Coup for their valued client and Bugatti Owners Club President, Earl Howe of Penn House, Amersham, Buckinghamshire ... DYK 5 shared the motor house at Howes Amersham home with a fine stable of other European sports and racing cars and became a familiar sight in the paddock at British motor sport venues. (AutoWeek)
As sales for U.S. firms like GE go abroad, so do managers Feb 15, 2008
So in 2004, he moved GE Healthcare to outside London, the home of Amersham, a company GE had just bought, from Wisconsin. Clearly, he liked the results. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Ships on legs Jan 31, 2008
Michael, Amersham - England. Maybe new to wind turbines, but the offshore oil industry has been using jack-ups for decades. (BBC News -- UK)
'Inadequate' Horse Laws Need Changing Jan 15, 2008
111 horses were rescued from the Amersham farm ... The campaign follows an investigation into claims of major cruelty at a farm in Amersham where 32 horses were found dead and decomposing earlier this month ... A horse trader, named locally as Jamie Gray, was about alleged neglect of animals at a field he owns in Hyde Heath, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire. (Sky News)
Man charged as 111 surviving animals moved Jan 11, 2008
Rescuers from the RSPCA and police had discovered "dead horses everywhere" as well as emaciated survivors, many covered in excrement, mud, scrapes and cuts at Spindles farm, at Hyde Heath, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Three more had to be shot because of their condition. (Guardian Unlimited)
Arrest after 32 dead horses found Jan 10, 2008
James Gray, 44, was detained after the animals were found at a site in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Mr Gray, of Amersham, was charged with criminal damage and assaulting a police officer. (BBC News -- UK)
RSPCA staff find 32 dead horses Jan 10, 2008
Thirty-two horses were found dead at the site in Amersham on Friday and three other animals had to be put down. RSPCA staff and vets described the scene as the worst they had ever encountered, one telling BBC News "it was utterly horrific". (BBC News -- UK)
Neglected Horses Saved from Field of Dead Animals Jan 10, 2008
The RSPCA said it had taken 14 horses from the field near Amersham over the weekend after being alerted by a member of the public. Three other horses were in such poor condition they had to be destroyed, it said. (Planet Ark, United States)
RSPCA Operation To Rescue Horses Jan 10, 2008
A horse trader, named locally as Jamie Gray, is being questioned about alleged neglect of animals at a field he owns in Hyde Heath, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire ... " The RSPCA is likely to push for the owner of the horses to be prosecuted, a spokeswoman for the charity said. Thames Valley Police said a 44-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and criminal damage. Bookmark this page Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal... (Sky News)
Battle to save nearly 100 horses after 31 animals are found dead in field Jan 10, 2008
RSPCA officials discovered the gruesome scene at what is believed to be a horse-dealing business in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on Friday after a tip-off from a member of the public. James John Gray, 44, was arrested the same day on suspicion of causing criminal damage and assaulting a police officer. (Guardian Unlimited)
More US troops set to go to Afghanistan Jan 10, 2008
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officials were called to the farm in Amersham, 35 miles west of London, last week. A 44-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer and causing criminal damage, police said. (Boston Globe)
Horses rescued from horror farm Jan 10, 2008
The RSPCA is probing claims that James Gray, 44, owner of Spindles Farm at Hyde Heath, near Amersham, Bucks, had been selling animals to be killed for cat food. Police and animal experts moved in on Friday. (Mirror.co.uk)
Olympic dreams Jan 1, 2008
Nicola Sanders is polite and demure, a slight and slender young woman who laughs easily but talks self-effacingly in a soft Home Counties accent that echoes the comfortable streets of Amersham ... "I'm relaxed and chilled-out but just ask the boys I train with - Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis and Tim Benjamin. I like being the only girl training against them. They know I'm this nice girl from Amersham but once I get out on the track it's different. I'm far tougher than I look.". (Guardian Unlimited)
First Home Buyer Numbers Plummet Dec 22, 2007
Among the least affordable suburbs are Sevenoaks in Kent, Ascot in Berkshire and Amersham in Buckinghamshire. Bootle in Merseyside was the most affordable location, with an average price of 112,689. (Sky News)
Kleisterlee's Acquisition Plan May Lift Philips Stock More Than 25 Percent Oct 5, 2007
Since 2001, GE's Jeffrey Immelt has agreed to more than $75 billion in acquisitions, including the $10 billion purchase of Amersham Plc in 2004, and more than $40 billion in disposals. GE Healthcare, the world's biggest maker of medical equipment, provided about 10 percent of the parent company's $163. (Bloomberg)
CRS delayed MRSA patients being isolated Oct 2, 2007
The trust s Wycombe and Amersham sites went live with the system in September 2006. Implementation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (SMH), also part of the trust, has been postponed until problems with the CRS can be resolved. (E-Health Insider)
Headhunter appointed but BP's chairman to stay on despite problems Oct 1, 2007
His deputy, Sir Ian Prosser, has also been asked to look at internal candidates such as Sir William Castell, a recent BP board appointee who made a name for himself transforming the diagnostics firm Amersham. Special reports. (Guardian Unlimited)
All change at Lady Macbeth Sep 26, 2007
The eponymous hero of a play that features 14 slayings and six severed limbs sits on the edge of the Shakespeare universe, somewhere near Amersham. He has a knife and fork by his name to suggest his unorthodox culinary skills. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Old school 'key to student place' Sep 20, 2007
Dr Challoners Grammar School, Amersham. SEL. (BBC News -- UK)
The Saturday Profile: TV presenter Konnie Huq Aug 18, 2007
Also the author of a book on multi-ethnic subculture, she was nicknamed "Red Rupa" at school and stood for election for the Labour Party in 2005 in Chesham and Amersham. "She has never in actual fact been a member of any political party," she claimed. (Independent)
American Home Mortgage Faces Crunch Jul 31, 2007
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GE, Abbott Cancel $8.13 Billion Diagnostic-Units Sale Agreement Jul 12, 2007
Immelt would have added Abbott's products to those acquired when he bought U.K.-based Amersham Plc for $10 billion in 2004. There aren't any termination fees associated with the transaction, Sprague said. (Bloomberg)
Find A Ten-Bagger Today! Jul 10, 2007
And some of the public sector companies floated off have returned more than 10 times their issue price, including Associated British Ports, Amersham and BP (LSE: BP). It seems this particular source of ten-bagger has dried up now in the UK.. (Sky News)
Siemens names new boss amid corruption storm May 21, 2007
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GE, At Your Service May 19, 2007
Acquisitions include French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal (nyse: - - ), which GE folded into its NBC Universal unit, along with diagnostic imaging company Amersham (nyse: - - ) and natural gas systems supplier Vector Gray. The firm has also built its water treatment and purification business by purchasing Ionics and Zenon Environmental. (Forbes -- Business)
More young doctors oppose abortions on ethical grounds Apr 17, 2007
- James, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Add your comment. (Daily Mail)
The creatures who have set up home on the Underground Apr 9, 2007
The discovery of an active badger sett on an embankment north of Amersham on the Metropolitan line in Buckinghamshire almost affected attempts to replace track on the line. The sett is now being relocated with help from Natural England (formerly English Nature). (BBC News -- UK)
At GE, she's a big deal Apr 9, 2007
The jet touched down near London, where Amersham Plc CEO William Castell and his advisers climbed in ... Daley shuttled between them with GE's offer and Amersham's responses, knocking on the doors to move things along. (Albany Times Union)
Clear visionHow optometrists help to improve people's sight Apr 8, 2007
Additionally, I work as a hospital optometrist for Wycombe and Amersham Hospital in the South Bucks NHS Trust, where I do diabetic retinopathy, paediatric and contact lens clinics. WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CONDITION. (BBC News -- UK)
General Electric Apr 7, 2007
GE's multibillion-dollar acquisitions in recent years include two British companies, Smiths Aerospace, a manufacturer of aircraft engine parts, and the medical-equipment maker Amersham; two divisions of Abbott, an American medical diagnostics company; and Vetco Gray, an American oil driller. An advantage of producing mega-ticket items is that it is unlikely that someone will set up shop down the street and steal your business away. (International Herald Tribune)
The woman behind GE's $115 billion merger drive Mar 27, 2007
The jet touched down near London, where the Amersham chief, William Castell, and his advisers climbed in ... Daley shuttled between them with GE's offer and Amersham's responses ... "For bankers wanting to do business with GE, all roads lead to her," said Ruth Porat, who runs the financial institutions group at Morgan Stanley and was on the other side of the Amersham acquisition. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Daley Commands GE's $115 Billion Dealmaking Drive as Stock Price Suffers Mar 27, 2007
The jet touched down near London, where Amersham Plc CEO William Castell and his advisers climbed in ... Daley shuttled between them with GE's offer and Amersham's responses, knocking on the doors to move things along ... For bankers wanting to do business with GE, all roads lead to her,'' says Ruth Porat, who runs the financial institutions group at New York-based Morgan Stanley and who was on the other side of the Amersham acquisition. (Bloomberg)
Row over immigrant release order Feb 22, 2007
Ms Gillan, the MP for Chesham and Amersham, said Home Office officials had even provided a "helpful map" for police to pass on to the men, who had been found in the back of a van which had been stopped. The map gave directions to an asylum screening centre in Liverpool. (BBC News -- UK)
VideoEgg Hatches Clickable Ad Plan • European Market Packs Big Punch For Travel Sites Priceline, Expedia Feb 17, 2007
Travelocity reinforced its European operations in June by opening a wholly owned service center in Amersham, Britain. Parent Sabre made one of its biggest moves in the region when it bought LastMinute. (Investors Business Daily)
GE Medical's new name: GE Healthcare Feb 14, 2007
The name change was prompted in part by GE Medical's pending acquisition of Amersham plc ... GE Medical announced in October that it had reached an agreement on an all-stock transaction for all the outstanding shares of Amersham, a world leader in diagnostic imaging agents and life sciences. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
General Electric focuses on its strengths, and looks at new areas, like biotechnology Feb 8, 2007
Hergersberg, like much of his research team, came on board in 2004, when GE acquired Amersham, which makes injectable substances that are used to improve pictures obtained during scans. Until that acquisition, imaging devices were GE's main foray into health care. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Josh Lewsey: Josh of all trades Feb 3, 2007
Grew up in Watford, attending Watford GS and playing for Amersham and Chiltern RFC.. Joined Wasps at 18, became captain of Under-21s. (Independent)
Memorial for Nimrod crash victims Jan 29, 2007
Flt Lt Allan Squires, 39, from Clatterbridge, Merseyside Flt Lt Steven Johnson, 38, from Collingham, Nottinghamshire Flt Lt Gareth Nicholas, 40, from Redruth, Cornwall Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, 28, from Liverpool Flt Lt Leigh Mitchelmore, 28, from Bournemouth, Dorset Flt Sgt Adrian Davies, 49, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire Flt Sgt Gary Wayne Andrews, 48, from Tankerton, Kent Flt Sgt Gerard Bell, 48, from Newport, Shropshire Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, 42, from Dundee Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam, 42,... (BBC News -- UK)
IVF doctor 'overwhelmed' by support Jan 22, 2007
" Nick O'Brien, 39, from Amersham, Bucks, and wife Natalie, also 39, had a son, Joe, after trying for four years. They also had a daughter, Bobbi, which they also attribute to the treatment at the clinic. Mr O'Brien said he had always been made aware of the "pioneering" nature of the treatment being offered and was "angry" about the way Panorama had portrayed Mr Taranissi. He said: "Joe is the perfect example of a little boy. He is everything we have ever wanted. (Independent)
GE to Pay $8B for Abbott Diagnostic Unit Jan 19, 2007
Immelt made his biggest strategic move in health care in 2004, when he paid more than $9 billion for Britain's Amersham, a bioscience and medical-diagnostic firm. Through Amersham, GE entered the molecular-diagnostic market. (SmartMoney)
GE Buying Part of Abbott's Diagnostics Jan 19, 2007
The company entered the molecular diagnostic market when it paid more than $9 billion in 2004 for Britain's Amersham, a bioscience and medical diagnostic firm. GE is developing molecular agents that target specific diseases when they are injected into the blood stream. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
GE may buy Abbott Laboratories unit Jan 18, 2007
For GE's part, the acquisition continues a strategy that has included buying Amersham, a British diagnostic pharmaceuticals and biosciences company, for more than $9 billion in 2004. But some analysts wondered whether GE was overpaying. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Smiths whets appetite for break-up Jan 16, 2007
GE s record at Amersham should provide some comfort there. But two questions linger. (TimesOnline)
BP directors in the firing line over safety record Jan 14, 2007
Browne s departure has ended a period of uncertainty over succession at BP. He had been due to step down next year, but after discussions with the chairman, Peter Sutherland in which Sir William Castell, the former Amersham chief executive who recently joined the BP board, is understood to have played a leading role he decided to depart early. He will leave at the end of July, to be replaced by Tony Hayward, head of exploration and production. (London Times Online)
Brownes Sun King era draws to a close Jan 14, 2007
Sutherland and a small group of other non-executives including Sir William Castell, former chief executive of Amersham, who joined the BP board last July, had become increasingly uneasy about the handover. Browne sensed a change in mood and decided to act. (The Sunday Times)
Telomere Length Linked to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Jan 14, 2007
Dr. Spyridopoulos reported receiving grants from Novartis and Amersham. He has been a speaker for Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis, and has been a scientific adviser for Novartis and is supported by grants of the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft. (MedPage Today)
3M's Shanghai Surprise Jan 4, 2007
"There is no [Chinese] patent." The technology was originally owned by Amersham plc, which GE acquired in 2004, and Amersham hadn't filed any Chinese patents. Wang and his colleagues used the mistake to convince GE to file more in China. (Law.com)
