Other lives: Radio and TV producer for ITV and the BBC
August 2021
Jarvis Astaire obituary
Bingo is back as Mecca owner Rank outperforms Covid lockdown predictions
August 2019
Food for thought: Mecca Bingo owner plans no-deal Brexit menu
Rank will not need to rely on foodstuffs coming through ports if there is disruption
April 2018
Rank shares tumble 15% to three-year low after profits warning
Leisure group says decline in visitors to its casinos and Mecca bingo halls hit quarterly sales
October 2017
Gambling charity warns betting firms are failing to fund addiction treatment
Betting companies are failing to honour pledge to donate to care, says leading charity GambleAware
September 2016
Nils Pratley on finance
It’s time fund managers had a hand in board appointments
Nils Pratley
Giving shareholders a say in choosing company directors is an idea Theresa May should look at closely if she is serious about shaking up corporate governance
August 2016
Observer business agenda
When buying bookies, you win some, you lose some. Just ask 888
Nick Fletcher
Market Forces blog
FTSE climbs as National Grid recoups £95m and Persimmon lifts builders
Observer business agenda
Rank outsiders fail to land gambling coup
Sean Farrell
Rank and 888 end pursuit of William Hill
William Hill rejects 888 and Rank's revised takeover approach
William Hill rejects £3.6bn takeover bid from Rank and 888
Market Forces blog
William Hill rises on report of formal bid from Rank and 888
July 2016
Brief letters
J Arthur Rank replaced the flicks with clickety-clicks
Brief letters
J Arthur Rank must be turning in his grave
William Hill unsure over deal with Rank and 888
888 and Rank Group consider £3bn William Hill joint bid
August 2012
Rank's acquisition of Gala Coral casinos referred to Competition Commission
Market Forces blog
Casino group Rank has bid for rival Gala referred to Competition Commission
