China Town is a very popular tourist destination and boasts over 70 restaurants, supermarkets and gift shops. Around Chinese New Year, the area is a hive of activity, but it’s a lively place to be throughout the year. The Shanghai Blues restaurant is one of China Town’s finest and serves an array of authentic Chinese cuisine as well as the British favourites. For those with a small budget and a large stomach, all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets can be found throughout the area, some for as little as £5. They might not offer the best quality food but are a great way to fill up for less when you’re on the go. However, if you prefer to cook for yourself, consider shopping at a Chinese supermarket to buy speciality ingredients and head back to your London serviced apartment, where you can make use of the kitchen facilities provided.

Brick Lane is famous for its numerous curry houses and claims to be the ‘curry capital of London.’ The area is known by locals as Banglatown and is the centre point of the city’s Bangladeshi community. The Aladin restaurant on Brick Lane is often rated as one of the best in London. The restaurant doesn’t sell alcohol, so be prepared to bring your own – and consider their special, the Haryali Chicken Masala. The area also hosts a vibrant art and fashion scene – it’s particularly famous for graffiti works by artists such as Banksy and Ben Eine, as well as playing host to many of the local art schools’ exhibitions. During the weekends, there’s a market that caters to the artsy nature of the area, with many stalls selling quirky goods such as vintage clothes and antiques. Brick Lane is in the East End, particularly convenient if your London serviced apartment is in the City.

The area known as ‘Little Istanbul’ extends from Dalston through Stoke Newington to Harringay, although strictly speaking, it’s home not just to the Turkish community but also to Greeks, Kurds and Cypriots. One of the best-known local restaurants is The Stone Cave. The restaurant’s interior has been designed to replicate the inside of a cave and serves traditional Middle Eastern cuisine such as flat breads, feta cheese, and koftas. The area has a peaceful atmosphere during the day, but some of the area – particularly Dalston – changes considerably in the evenings, when its trendy clubs open their doors. The numerous  convenience stores mean that if you’re staying in a London serviced apartment, you can make an authentic Middle Eastern snack at any hour of the day.

If you are travelling to London on business, why not stay in serviced apartments? SilverDoor have many serviced apartments in London and are constantly adding to their portfolio.

One of Manchester’s most popular attractions is Chill Factore. Chill Factore has more snow than you could imagine and there are many ways for you to enjoy it. Visitors can try skiing or snowboarding on the longest indoor slope in the UK or, alternatively, can just have fun tubing. Chill Factore is a great day out and after a long hard day on the slopes, serviced apartments in Manchester provide a great place to relax; many come with comfy sofas and flat screen televisions.

Walking always provides a great way to see a city, and Manchester is no exception. There is a lot of history packed into Manchester and guided walks can be a great way to find out more. Walks available include ghost walks, underground walks and canal walks. If you prefer to explore on your own, this can easily be done too. Many of the serviced apartments in Manchester are within easy walking distance of the city centre and its many sights, so provide the perfect starting point for your journey.

Manchester’s influence on UK culture is widespread and longstanding, from its music to its architecture and theatre. The city has brought to our ears the likes of The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays and The Chemical Brothers and is known for its seminal influence on British music. Most of the venues of its musical heyday have fallen into disrepair, but the Manchester Arena provides a great venue for seeing live music as well as family shows and sporting events. There are also smaller venues dotted around the city.

The architecture of Manchester demonstrates a rich variety of styles including Victorian architecture, art deco and neoclassical; some of the most impressive buildings are Manchester Town Hall and Manchester Central Library. If you’re a bookworm, the Manchester Literature Festival draws some of the literary world’s leading lights, while for theatre, the centrally located Palace Theatre offers a great variety of shows. The Lowry Centre is a great place to see exhibitions, theatre and comedy.

Most of the serviced apartments in Manchester are near to public transport of some kind, with reliable bus and tram services across Greater Manchester. It’s also relatively cheap to get around by taxi. Manchester is a large city and it would be impossible to see everything if you are only there for a short time, so it’s a great idea to plan before you go. Work out what you want to see the most and make sure you see it.

If you’re staying in Manchester for an extended period of time, why not say in serviced apartments? Specialist agency SilverDoor can offer serviced apartments in Manchester and throughout the world.

TRACING THE ANTIQUE HISTORIES OR PEDIGREES of these prized and precious Architectural antique elements and features  is usually a blend of skilled diligent research …and chance. Being focussed  on the subject with an extensive library on many aspects of historical architectural antiques ranging from Medieval Italian Palazzo’s to Victorian Arts and Crafts mansions,  Westland,  if time allows sometimes finds helpful references leading to discovery of the original provenance or subsequent installation locations.

AN EXAMPLE IS THE CASE OF WESTLAND’S STOCK ITEM 7927 : It was the chance discovery of an ancient copy of the since expired venerable antique Connoisseur Magazine from March 1960. Therein was a full page black and white advert for the self same  antique Georgian fireplace mantel..and indicating that it had been recently removed from a  house in Bath, Somerset by the long established antique fireplace dealers J. Pratt and Son. This is likely to have been the original   18^th century location, so it can be assumed the Pedigree was complete. Manufacture in Italy or England by 18^th century Italian craftsmen, transit over the waves to Bristol,  installation in Bath, removal to Mount Street Mayfair by Pratt, installation in a Manor House in Oxfordshire by Pratts in the 1960’s. From thence to Westland London’s EC2 galleries…and then to Tokyo, Japan. In all probability it will at some distant point in the future resume its life journey to a different location having been treasured and protected by all concerned over 250 years.

THE TIMELESS ETHOS regarding such objects is best described by the Swiss Watchmaker Patek Phillippe who state in their long running publicity that these items are never truly owned by one individual rather that they are held in trust for following generations.

AIR-FER MER : Was the caption of the French antiques shipping industry in the 1930’s when many adverts in England as well proclaimed trouble free door to door shipping of high value fragile antique items to remote destinations…in those days usually from Europe to North and South America. So a present day aspect could be the air, sea rail or wagon miles an item has travelled in its lifetime to the present day. Right from the creaking mule or bullock drawn carts down to the quayside in Forti Di Marmi in Tuscany in the 17^th-18^th century,  loaded onto the sailing ship for transport to England…right up to the glistening shiny, hi tech computer tracked FedEX Airfreight service in cargo 747’s of the present day.

About Westland London

Westland London is a vast panorama of antiques spanning over 16 galleries at St Michael’s Chruch, London. The Courtyard displays a wide selection of all kinds of Antique Architectural Elements, antique fireplaces, Statuary and Fountains.

Kaplan Law School teaches Nottingham Law School’s market leading LPC and has the top quality rating for its LPC from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.

Andrea Law, Training and Graduate Recruitment Manager at Penningtons, said:
“Kaplan impressed us with their proactive approach to student and client care. Their growing reputation for excellence in instruction, academic rigour and for turning out enthusiastic trainees will support our broad-based approach to training.”

Giles Proctor, Head of Kaplan Law School, said:
“Kaplan Law School is thrilled to be able to contribute to Penningtons’ success with our student-centred instruction and support by expert tutors. Penningtons are well-known for giving their trainees meaningful responsibility, involvement in business development and direct contact with clients. They also have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel practice management standard for solicitors who meet the highest management and customer care standards. We look forward to meeting their high standards.”

Penningtons trainees will participate in Kaplan Law School’s “Bridge to Practice” Programme which delivers high impact, practical modules that simulate typical scenarios they will encounter at the firm, allowing the trainees to hit the ground running.

About Penningtons
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is a top 100 UK law firm which offers a broad range of legal services tailored to the needs of businesses and individuals from offices in London, Basingstoke and Godalming.

The main areas of practice are dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, property and private client, provided through its Business Services, Commercial Property and Private Individuals Divisions. The firm also has several cross divisional teams concentrating on a variety of industry sectors. Its commitment to high quality legal advice is backed by a track record which dates back over 200 years.
As a member of Multilaw and the European Law Group, Penningtons has close links with law firms throughout the world.

About Kaplan Law School
Kaplan Law School delivers Nottingham Law School’s market-leading Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course in London for university graduates seeking to qualify as solicitors. The Nottingham LPC is the only course to have received the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s highest rating every year since its inception. London trainees can participate in Nottingham’s award-winning pro bono scheme and innovative Bridge to Practice programme, designed to ease the transition from the LPC into a firm by allowing students to work in small law firm groups on tasks set by the firms or by the law school.

There is an affordable alternative which will allow students to maximise their earning potential without accumulating an average of £60,000 of debt by the time they graduate.

Increasing numbers of students are now choosing to study their degree Part Time, while holding a full time job. Classes would typically be held in either the evenings or weekends so will not impact on your working life, the learning will also be reinforced by a range of online study resources which will enable you to continue your studies where ever you are.

This not only allows you to continue to earn a living while studying but has a wide array of other benefits as well. Recent surveys of large employers indicate that employers value experience almost as highly as strong qualifications, so why not gain both at the same time? Most employers will be happy to give students time off for their exams and many will even contribute towards your tuition fees, as long as your studies are relevant to your job. After all, they are the ones who will benefit from your increasing knowledge.

For some students, part time means taking a degree course more slowly, studying up to 90 credits a year rather than the 120 credits a year taken by full time students. Full time students normally complete a degree within three years. Part time student can take up to six years. Study could take place in a classroom during the day (sharing classes with full time students) or online in the evenings or in the classroom at weekends.

For other students part time means taking 120 credits a year to complete a degree within three years but studying outside working hours at evenings and weekends, blending classroom and online learning.

By choosing to study part time in one of our campuses in central London, you will have the same access to all of our dedicated staff and facilities as any full time student and will also be a part of one of the most diverse and dynamic groups of students in the world. You will be studying alongside students from some of the world’s leading companies. Many alumni report that the contacts they make during their studies help forge the paths of their future careers.

If you would like to maximise your earning potential without running up debt, then perhaps a Part Time degree is your route to a brighter future.

For more information visit the Part Time Degrees in London page. This article was put together by the Schools and Colleges Liaison team at Kaplan Business School London who work with many institutions every year helping students with their university applications for courses as well as discuss issues such as university life and the career opportunities open to them upon graduation.

There are two main ways to becoming a fully qualified plumber. If you are between the ages of 17 and 19 years you may want to begin by enrolling on an apprenticeship course through your local college or educational institution.

Apprenticeships generally consist of three to four years of on the job training as well of a select amount of time spent in the class room. Apprenticeships allow candidates to learn the basic skills needed for a career in the industry, such as identifying different grades of pipe and the best practice for using industry regulated tools.
An alternative to the apprenticeship scheme and favouring mature students is the PPC4 Plumbing Courses qualification. The first stage of the scheme will enable you to begin working as a professional plumber as soon as you feel confident enough to do so. The scheme also includes qualifications such as the water supply regulations and domestic installer certificates which are important to have if you wish to go into homes to carry out work.

Become fully qualified with plumbing courses

According to the plumbing authorities (BLS), job opportunities for plumbers will be good in the future especially for those with experience, so it is suggested that starting at a young age as an apprentice would be an ideal way to get into the trade. The plumbing qualifications do not restrict candidates to regular household tasks but also provide a basis for other occupations such as construction work, oil and gas safety as well as working on large commercial projects. In fact the professions of pipe layers, pipe fitters, plumbers and steamfitters combined are one of the largest and highest paid trade occupations in the UK with no shortage of work.

Overall, being a plumber can be a very rewarding career prospect and if you like the idea of being out of the office in a hands on job role, being your own boss or working for a construction company then plumbing sounds like something you should consider. Plumbing courses have little if any entry requirements and your eagerness to learn new skills within the industry is what will decide whether you will make it as a successful plumber.

For more information on the City Guilds 2391 plumbing courses for professionals certification or if you want to help improve your trade skills knowledge and expertise contact Trade Qualified UK at http://www.tradequalified.co.uk/.

Below I have outlined a few priority checks that can be made to ensure that you will obtain professional advice from a quality source.

Don’t take over the phone quotes as the main source of contact

Like with many services some black hat electricians may try and give you a price over the phone which may be far too high for the job required. They may also provide you with a price and then add “additional costs” once they have started the job leaving the consumer in situation where if they would like a job finished they have to pay the extra costs. To avoid this, ask around for a number of quotations and make sure that they assess the situation with their own eyes.

Ask for a reference

If you are looking to get a large job completed around the home then it is best practice to ask for a reference for other large jobs that the electrician has previously completed. Jobs such as a complete house re-wire would be an ideal time to ask for references. Although if you only need a small job doing, such as adding a couple of plug sockets you may not wish to ask for references.

Check for qualifications or electrician course certifications

It is best to check to see if the electrician is certified to carry out the proposed electrical work. Electrician PEC2 course qualifications provide an ideal way of identifying whether the technician has taken and passed the industry standard to become an electrician.

Alternatively the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the main trade association for electricians in the UK can provide you with confirmation of an electrician’s identity. The NICEIC has over 20,000 approved contractors who have been screened to a high standard.

Don’t be bogged down in an emergency

If the scenario arises where you need to call out an electrician after regular working hours then it is best that you still ask around a few providers to ask for prospective quotes. Or if you know someone that can recommend a provider that they have previously used then give them a try. Don’t feel that as it is an emergency you have no choice but to agree to the first valuation.

For more information on the electrician courses for professionals certification or if you want to help improve your trade skills knowledge and expertise contact Trade Qualified UK at http://www.tradequalified.co.uk/.

“Air Partner has close links with various sectors of the sports industry and a long history of organising private charter flights to and from Russia,” said David Macdonald, Air Partner Private Jets Director. “As we are very active in Russia and have Moscow-based account management providing local personal services for the company’s private jet ad hoc and JetCard membership clients, it seemed appropriate to sponsor a popular and prominent Russian player in support of our many clients who follow Diniyar in the English Premier League.”

Air Partner has 21 offices worldwide, has been trading for 50 years and has earned global recognition as a leading aircraft charter broker organising ad hoc charters of aircraft of every size for any reason. The UK-based Group organises around 18,000 charter flights annually, is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange and holds a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Air Partner Private Jets offers on-demand charter and the company’s unique pre-paid JetCard scheme.

About Air Partner
Air Partner has been trading for 50 years and is a world leading provider of aviation charter services to industry, commerce, governments and individuals worldwide. The Group is globally recognised as a leading charter broker and organises ad hoc aircraft charters of every type for any reason. Its three main divisions comprise Air Partner Freight, Air Partner Commercial Jets and Air Partner Private Jets. The Commercial Jets division charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Private Jets offers the company’s pre-paid JetCard scheme and on-demand charter. With its headquarters alongside Gatwick airport in the UK, Air Partner operates 24/7 year-round and employs 225 aviation professionals across its 21 offices in key business centres globally. Air Partner is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange and is the only company in the aviation industry to hold a Royal Warrant, a globally recognised mark of excellence.

For more information please visit:
http://www.airpartner.com/
http://www.airpartner.com/privatejets

This comes a year after the aircraft broker’s launch of a dedicated freight department within its US operation and two years after the opening of Air Partner Freight in Turkey.

The Air Partner group now has specialist freight teams in nine of its 21 worldwide locations based at the company’s UK HQ and in France, Germany, Japan, Dubai, Hong Kong, Turkey, the US and now Italy.

“We are confident this was the right time to add a permanent local freight presence in Italy, despite the current economic uncertainty in Europe,” said Regional Freight Manager Mike Hill. “In addition to our well-established passenger charter services, our transient Italian freight business has been growing at a healthy rate for many years.

“Air Partner’s ability to provide local expert knowledge 24/7 is a key factor when clients choose to appoint us as their partner for bespoke aviation charter requirements. Additionally, the recent European launch of our Time Critical product and its tailormade real-time RedTrack door-to-door freight tracking system allows us to offer this new service to Italian clients, including those in the automotive and aerospace logistic sectors.”

The company’s newly-appointed Milan-based freight manager is aviation specialist Domenico Di Roberto. Throughout his career he has held senior sales and commercial director positions at Air Mauritius, Turkish airlines, TWA, Pescara Airport, Italy’s Baltour travel group, and Skylink Aviation.

“Air Partner has been trading for 50 years and over the last 14 the company has established an international reputation a ‘go now’ specialist able to meet every request, even those involving flights into remote areas and outsize loads,” he said. “The company continues to evolve and I am looking forward to the challenge of developing relationships within the diverse Italian freight sector.”

In the financial year to 31 July 2011, Air Partner Freight’s client numbers in the industrial and commercial sector increased by 19 per cent.

About Air Partner
Air Partner has been trading for 50 years and is a world leading provider of aviation charter services to industry, commerce, governments and individuals worldwide. The Group is globally recognised as a leading charter broker and organises ad hoc aircraft charters of every type for any reason. Its three main divisions comprise Air Partner Freight, Air Partner Commercial Jets and Air Partner Private Jets. The Commercial Jets division charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Private Jets offers the company’s pre-paid JetCard scheme and on-demand charter. With its headquarters alongside Gatwick airport in the UK, Air Partner operates 24/7 year-round and employs 225 aviation professionals across its 21 offices in key business centres globally. Air Partner is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange and is the only company in the aviation industry to hold a Royal Warrant, a globally recognised mark of excellence.

About Air Partner Freight
Air Partner Freight charters aircraft of every size to fly cargo anywhere, at any time, whatever its weight, size or shape. Serving governments, leading industrial shippers and relief and humanitarian organisations, the freight team provides bespoke air charter solutions to meet a wide range of cargo charter needs. From urgent ‘go now’ requirements moving small quantities of automotive spare parts between plants through to the most complex project cargo shipments taking several months to plan, Air Partner Freight has the skills, experience and expertise to ensure shipments are handled securely and reliably. London Gatwick-based Air Partner Freight’s cargo specialists in the UK, USA, Dubai, Germany France, Turkey, Italy, Hong Kong and Japan provide strength of knowledge by utilising regional carriers for tailored charter services.

For more information please visit:
http://www.airpartner.com/freight/
http://www.airpartnertimecritical.com/