PUBLISHED: 12:58 12 March 2009 | UPDATED: 16:01 07 September 2010 Katie Davies THE new millionaire owners of the Finchley Road O2 Centre have promised the site will only be improved under their care as local north London boys . Matterhorn Capital, a partnership of millionaire property tycoons Anthony Lyons, Simon Conwa Katie Davies THE new millionaire owners of the Finchley Road O2 Centre have promised the site will only be improved under their care as "local north London boys". Matterhorn Capital, a partnership of millionaire property tycoons Anthony Lyons, Simon Conway and stepson of billionaire Sir Philip Green, Brett Palos, say they will take a "hands-on" approach to the shopping centre bought for more than £90million this week. The acquisition is not, however, the most ambitious of the group's planned conquests after they revealed they are also eying the O2 Millennium Dome and Oxford Street properties. Speaking exclusively to the Ham&High, Mr Conway said: "We are looking … [Read more...] about 02 centre bought by local millionaire ‘boys’
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Sun Online exposes modelling company preying on wannabes who fork out thousands of pounds for ‘jobs that don’t exist’
MODELLING firms are preying on young hopefuls to scam them out of thousands of pounds by falsely promising work with top brands. A Sun Online investigation today exposes one agency promising lucrative shoots with high street companies to young girls - as long as the wannabes fork out up to £2,500 first. Our undercover reporter was promised work paying £2,400 a day with major UK retailer ASOS - but only if we immediately handed over thousands of pounds. Offers of other work were made by London-based The Studio Works after we paid £100 for an online assessment. Our reporter, wearing a hidden camera, was told by a Studio Works figure: "Topshop is our main one. We on average see seven to eight castings from that brand alone a month. "Other companies like H&M, Mango, American Eagle, GAP, designers as well like Dolce and Gabbana, Dior, Hugo Boss [...] Versace and Givenchy so there's a big range." All these brands denied working with The Studio Works, except Versace, … [Read more...] about Sun Online exposes modelling company preying on wannabes who fork out thousands of pounds for ‘jobs that don’t exist’