http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk en-us info@finesse-escorts.co.uk FORMULA One hero Lewis Hamilton arrived back at the McLaren garage in Woking to rapturous applause and chanting and cheering on Wednesday morning.The atmosphere at the Chertsey Road site was electric as Hamilton, who was crowned the 2008 world champion in Brazil on Sunday, turned up in his McLaren Formula One car.The star did a lap of the track at the factory before pulling up to the doors.He shook hands and kissed members of staff, who were decked out in bright orange T-shirts, then took to a s http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/lewis-hamilton-celebrates-mclaren-homecoming_64.html 06-11-2008 By Stuart Richards THREE local authorities in Surrey have a total of £39.5m invested in two failed Icelandic banks, getsurrey.co.uk has learned. The money was deposited with the Landsbanki and Glitnir financial institutions by Surrey County Council, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Surrey Heath Borough Council. All three authorities said they were waiting to see whether the UK government was successful in trying to recover as much as £1bn invested in Icelandic banks by councils and other http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/councils-have-almost-40m-invested-with-failed-banks_33.html 11-10-2008 A PROGRAMME designed to help young people is being forced to close after changes to its funding. Surrey Care Trust has had to stop running its Princes Trust Team programmes in Woking after the government agency funding the scheme changed the way its cash is allocated. The Princes Trust Team is run by different organisations in the country that are funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The amount given to each group is dependent on the number of young people who take part and complete http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/princes-trust-scheme-folds-as-funding-is-pulled_18.html 10-10-2008 By Dr Michael ShallisThere was a headline in one of the newspapers this week warning of power cuts in the coming winter.It reminded my wife and I to check the state of our camping gas, because we normally cook with electricity. Most years there are minor power cuts out in the country and some years we have been without power for several days at a time, so you learn to be resilient.We are now getting a wood fuel stove that runs radiators, so heating in a power cut is not a problem, but it does me http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/wokings-answer-to-question-of-grid-reliance_14.html 08-10-2008 THE 50th annual Woking Drama Festival has kicked off to rapturous applause.The 12-day festival sees theatre groups and directors from the area perform and compete against one another.It started on Tuesday with a special gala evening, Woking's Rhoda McGaw Theatre hosted Steven Berkoff's Metamorphosis performed by Woking College Theatre Group. They were followed on stage by the Lighted Fools Theatre Company.Two or three plays are performed every night during the festival. From the 20 competitors, http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/woking-drama-festival-is-under-way_13.html 08-10-2008 IF a taste of the Orient tickles your tastebuds then you should head to a new restaurant, Noodle Nation.The restaurant has opened in Commercial Way, close to Bhs, in Woking.It is already proving popular for lunchtime business meetings and evening diners, with punters queuing out of the door eager to try the new menu.Jon Hudson, area manager for Noodle Nation, is thrilled to have brought the restaurant to Woking. It is a family-run business, inspired by the street hawker cafes in Hong Kong.The f http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/busy-time-for-new-noodle-bar_10.html 08-10-2008 By Beth Woodger ONE of the top personalities of the cookery world has been in Woking giving students an insight into the way he works.TV chef Gordon Ramsay, who has restaurants across the globe and has written numerous best-selling books, devoted his afternoon to students at the Tante Marie School of Cookery.Mr Ramsay has a business interest in the school.And that interest could be expanded into a working kitchen and restaurant in the future, if what Mr Ramsay described as a dream becomes reali http://articles.finesse-escorts.co.uk/a-masterclass-with-passion-from-gordon_9.html 08-10-2008