Written off before he even started, the East End boy built an empire but isn’t finished yet, writes Billy Kenber “Hydraulics. Check.” “Collective switch. Check.” “Twist grip. Check.” David Gold is hunched forward in his business suit, perring intently at the illuminated control panel of a Eurocopter 120. Outside, snow continues to fall and the …
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On the evening of Thursday 9th February the John Fisher School in Purley hosted its very own Young Apprentice Competition, attended by three prominent businessmen: chairman of West Ham Football club David Gold, chairman of House of Fraser Don McCarthy and owner of MOMA Food’s Tom Mercer who acted as the judges for the event. …
Budding entrepreneurs will enter the dragon’s den and pitch their ideas to three business moguls tonight. Students at John Fisher School will face a trio of West Ham United Football club chairman David Gold, Chairman of House of Fraser Don McCarthy and the founder of Moma Foods Ton Mercer as part of a young enterprise …
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Watch the BBC interview with David Gold below.
http://www.itv.com/london/a-touch-of-gold59844/
David Gold’s father, known in East End criminal circles as ‘Goldy’, was once the getaway driver for a gang who hauled a barge off the Thames and up Greenwich Creek, where they intended to unload £75,000 worth of copper ingots, in the days when £75,000 could buy a whole streetful of houses. Unfortunately for him …
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Terrified football tycoon David Gold has turned his home into a fortress after learning he is on the hit list of Britain’s most wanted armed robbers. The West Ham co-owner has spent £250,000 installing CCTV, a direct phone line to the police… and even a PANIC ROOM. Mr Gold, 74, says he’s been living in …
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West Ham co-chairman David Gold is recovering well from cholangitis and septicaemia, his daughter Jacqueline said. Gold went into hospital on Sunday after being taken ill on Wednesday evening. Since then, the Hammers have been inundated with messages of support for the 74-year-old, who missed the team’s crucial 3-1 win over Liverpool last weekend.
West Ham have won the backing of Olympic bosses in the battle for the 2012 stadium, BBC London has learned. Olympic Park Legacy Company executives have decided the offer from the club – which would retain the athletics track – is better than Tottenham’s rival bid. They are expected to ask the company’s board to …
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A nanny who tried to poison Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold by lacing her asparagus soup with screenwash has been jailed for 12 months. Allison Cox, of East Grinstead, West Sussex, admitted administering poison with intent to annoy last month. Cox, 33, was hired by lingerie tycoon Ms Gold, 50, to look after her child …
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