James Caan of Dragon’s Den fame said, “Employers should take the long view and invest in their teams.” While J. Paul Getty said that “the employer generally gets the employees he deserves.” Believing and hoping this to be true, Admiral PR’s management arranged for staff from all offices to join together in a long weekend [...]

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On Saturday evening the Twitter account for British Airways retweeted a racist and obscene tweet from a customer. The tweet reportedly remained on the airline’s Twitter page for up to an hour. The first that most followers of the @british_airways account knew was an apologetic follow-up tweet. British Airways may have a legal case to answer. Twitter [...]

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The Outer Hebridean Island of South Uist does things on a small scale. It is twenty-two miles long, has one main road and a population of two thousand. But this smaller than average community has achieved one above average success: a 100% driving test pass rate. Admittedly, only five candidates took the test last year [...]

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It’s been another successful month for Admiral, with Kilfrost, the global market leader in the supply of de/anti-icing products, appointing us to handle its international PR activity. The account will be supported in Admiral’s North East office, led by new head of office, Peter Bould. For over 80 years, Kilfrost has led the global de/anti-icing [...]

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As people become more conscious about the impact they have on the environment and their individual carbon footprint, the issue of sustainable travel continues to be a serious subject for debate. With recent technological advances in the manufacturing of electric cars, it is now possible to drive a reliable, affordable and environmentally friendly motor. However, [...]

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Travelling by bus has just got even easier as Go North East launches The Key Mobile, an app that’s designed to revolutionise bus travel. The Key Mobile will make it easier and more convenient to travel with Go North East, finding the nearest bus stops using GPS, the next Go North East bus, providing live [...]

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