Let’s begin with saloons. Aqua Vitae by Glen A. Mofford (2016, TouchWood Editions) describes the numerous saloons that once graced Victoria primarily downtown between 1851 and 1917. Not all drinking establishments were raunchy, but some, such as the Pony Saloon on Government Street, were more flagrant and rowdy than others. Assault and robbery were common in the back alleys, and at one point, someone died and the “body was disposed of in a most undignified manner,” along with its decimated skull, under the floorboards. It remains a cold case to this day, but may have had something to do with a red-haired lady.
The 141-year-old building is where engineer Guglielmo Marconi established the world s first wireless communications. It was rebuilt in 1926 and hailed as a seaside architectural triumph. The Haven Hotel housed Belgian refugees during the First World War and became a military contact point during the Second World War. It was purchased by FJB Hotels in 1976 and has since hosted a range of notable guests. These include poet Robert Browning, John Major and the Real Madrid football team, featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema when Los Blancos played AFC Bournemouth in a friendly in 2014. In 2017, businessman Richard Carr revealed his vision to refurbish The Haven and The Sandbanks Hotel.
Fortitudo chief executive Richard Carr said he hopes the entire development will be completed by 2023. He told the Daily Echo: “It is going to transform the Lilliput area. “The hotel will have a spa and a swimming pool which will be well frequented, I would have thought, by the local population. “There will be new restaurants and bars. It is going to provide much better and much more modern amenities for the local population and, obviously, for the people who stay in the hotel. On top of that, there will be the development of the apartment block. They will be luxury apartments, with restaurants on the ground floor of that building as well.
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CGI of the planned hotel at Salterns Marina and, inset, Fortitudo Property chief executive Richard Carr. Main picture: Fortitudo Property THE property development chief behind the £150m scheme at Salterns Marina in Poole believes the project can help address a lack of quality amenities in the area. Richard Carr said that Fortitudo Property s plans for the site, which looks out across Poole Harbour, can be a big stepping stone to improving the facilities on offer for residents and visitors. As reported, demolition of the Salterns Harbourside Hotel building began last week and is due to be finished by the end of the month.
Rothco Founders Hickey & Ronaldson to Leave Accenture Interactive in August
April 9, 2021
Rothco founders, (top) Patrick Hickey, Paul Hughes (bottom), Patrick Ronaldson, Richard Carr
Patrick Hickey and Patrick Ronaldson, two of the co-founders of Rothco, which is now part of Accenture Interactive, have announced that they are to leave the business in August.
Hickey is currently executive chairman of Accenture Interactive while Ronaldson is director of strategy. Both are leaving to pursue other business interests.
Accenture Interactive acquired Rothco from its four founders in late 2017. In what was a landmark M&A deal in the Irish advertising industry, it is understood that Accenture Interactive paid in the region of €35m for the agency.