F1 Scalextric, Airfix and Corgi products on the way. Hornby has signed a new worldwide licensing agreement with Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix for F1 World Championship toy lines spanning Scalextric, Airfix, and Corgi products. Richard Ames, ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix, Toys
Peugeot Citroen is planning to cut around 20% of its workforce from Warwickshire facilities which include workers from its Pinley House and Tile Hill facilities in UK. The company cited that it is restructuring operation and planning to ...
LEGO Movie director and writer Phil Lord and Chris Miller have revealed the sequel movie will feature more female characters and more female stuff. LEGO Movie 2 will feature more female characters and more female role models, the ...
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The mother and son duo were told their range of dolls made to look like their owners was not a viable business. A mother and son toy making duo has secured a £100,000 deal with Hamleys, proving the BBC’s Dragons' Den naysayers ...
Tags: Rejection, Doll Lands, Toys
As part of the firm’s autumn Pre-School Campaign, Golden Bear will be distributing 100 nursery activity kits to local groups, offering a bundle of branded toys and activities. Golden Bear is offering a boost to UK nurseries this ...
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BBC One show will return later this year with a new 40-episode run. The Link, the BBC One game show inspired by Linkee, has been recommissioned. After ranking as the number one programme in its daytime slot, The Link will return later ...
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Mrs Brown's Boys The Ultimate Party Game and Classic British Comedies board games are available to retailers now. Mrs Brown could be heading to your place this Christmas, as Paul Lamond Games reveals a collection of board games based on ...
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Renowned designer Philippe Starck is set to open 100% Design. He will also kick off a series of talks at the event. Starck, who will unveil his new ceramic tile collection for Ceramica Sant’Agostino at the show, will discuss his ...
Tags: Philippe, 100%Design, Furniture
A street lighting initiative that was intended to reduce spending could cost Nottinghamshire Council £1.5 million, according to a new report. In 2011, the Conservative council decided to only fix faulty street lights, a regime known ...
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Comedy fan and LEGO builder Nathan Feist recreated the iconic hotel lobby for the annual BrickFair LEGO convention in Virginia. The set of the classic BBC comedy, Fawlty Towers has finally been immortalised in LEGO. Comedy fan and LEGO ...
Team behind Dragon's Den busting Marmite board games chooses Esdevium to deliver titles to UK retailers. Board game manufacturer, Pants on Fire has appointed Esdevium as the UK distributor of the firm’s portfolio of popular game ...
Tags: Pants on Fire, UK Distributor, Toys
The 29th edition of New Designers held from 25-28 June and 2-5 July 2014, welcomed key parliamentary figures who met with designers from colleges in their constituencies, as well as with New Designers Award winners, other graduates and ...
The FTC is now seeking refunds for the parents who were charged. Online giant, Amazon is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission for allegedly allowing millions of dollars of unauthorized in-app purchases by children. The FTC is ...
Budget cuts could force tens of thousands of street lights in Northern Ireland to be switched off this winter. Roads minister Danny Kennedy issued the warning as his department faces a £15 million cut, leaving it unable to pay ...
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Russia has imposed ban on food imports from the EU, the US and some other western countries, in a response to sanctions imposed over Ukraine. Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was quoted by BBC as saying that the ban is imposed on ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food