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Re your post of 26/4, we have now hit 500p, so how much further can this go in the short term?? And where do you see this at y/e?? ATB.

Nice to see the sp over 500p - well it is for some of us!! What does your "careful week-by-week analysis" say about PSN now?? ATB.

The last take-over i'm aware of was back in 05/06 when the then Chairman Christopher Burnett first offered 185p a share, then reduced it to 130p - the poor Xmas sales in 2005 were the reason for him reducing his offer - then it all unravelled as the rest of the board thought it undervalued the company and he quit. Prior to that a number of venture capitalists approached the group in October 2003 about a possible management buyout, but subsequent talks with Thorntons directors came to nothing. Beginning to look like Espirito Santo Investment Bank's fair value of 30p may not be too far off the mark!! This, TNI, EVG, and Pace, which fell 40% yesterday on another profits warning, are my main stragglers at the moment. But their losses are more than compensated for by BT's rise over to 200p for the first time in nearly three years. In over 35 years of share ownership i can probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of times that everything has gone up at the same time, but as long as the overall trend of my portfolio is up then i'm not complaining. ATB.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have started a second High Court legal action over West Ham United's successful bid for the 2012 stadium. They have now widened their appeal by asking the High Court to start a separate judicial review into the roles of several other key parties involved. A statement from the club said: "The club has today sought permission from the High Court to bring a claim against the Olympic Park Legacy Company Limited, the Mayor of London, the Minister for Sport and the Olympics and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for judicial review of a series of decisions made by them to appoint a joint bid by the London Borough of Newham and West Ham United Football Club as preferred bidder in a competition for the lease of the Olympic Stadium." Tottenham were unhappy with the processes which led to this decision and began their first judicial review in April. It focused on Newham Council's role in arranging a £40m loan to finance West Ham's move to the ground. Tottenham have now widened their appeal by asking the High Court to start a separate judicial review into the roles of several other key parties involved. The High Court will now assess all claims that have been made before deciding whether to hold a judicial review into the case.

Not sure that piece of news applies to THT. Just about every retail share out there is showing a gain today - you must be pleased with HMV's rise above 10p - but this is down. Not helped by this latest boker comment: "Espirito Santo Investment Bank cuts Thorntons PLC fair value to 30P from 66P; rating sell" Dark days ahead?? ATB.

National Express and rebel investor Elliott Advisors have reached a truce, which will prevent Elliott from challenging the company's board publicly for at least a year, sources close to the situation told Reuters. U.S. hedge fund Elliott Advisors, the British transport group's biggest shareholder with a 17.5 percent stake, had called for a boardroom shakeup and accused the company of failing to compete for new opportunities and damaging shareholder value. Elliott said it wanted National Express investors to elect three new independent directors to push for changes at the firm at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday. However, sources close to talks between the pair on Monday said National Express would appoint former DHL UK boss Chris Muntwyler, a candidate proposed by Elliott, to its board. The sources added that Elliott would, in return, promise not to challenge National Express' board publicly for at least a year. 'The two have reached a compromise,' one source close to the talks said. 'Elliott are pleased one of their guys will be on the board and National Express have someone they rate highly.' National Express on Friday said growing first-quarter profit showed it did not need the radical change of strategy called for by Elliott. The transport group said growth across all of its divisions had helped pretax profit grow 30 percent in the first three months of 2011.

Don't sit on the fence, tell us what you really think lol!!!

Nice to see you on the 'Top Posters' list in 7th. One post ahead of UTCIAD!! Am really off to bed now. Nite Nite. ATB.

I only take Bourbon in liquid form, i'm more of a custard cream type when it comes to biccys!! My bottom 3 are THT,TNI and EVG. I could sell all of them and not raise £2000. I was refering to smallest holdings in £'s. LLOY may be only 54p but i've 1000's of them, they would be one of my top 3 by number of shares held, along with BP and BT. Haven't got a clue what my bottom three would be in terms of making a loss, or only a small gain as they were all bought so long ago. And having always taken divs as shares it's a nightmare trying to work out CGT, so just sell up to the annual allowance when i need to. Sorry, not very professional i know but it works for me. Where did Bonz100 come from?? I may be old but i've got a few good years left in me yet i hope. And i didn't say i was 'into' gardening just mentioned that i had one!! Being clever i bought the house next door to my sister who has green fingers and toes. She does all the clever stuff, i just mow the lawn lol!! It's very late so i'm off to bed before i fall asleep on the keyboard. ATB.

Or even 'frightened' !!! OOOOPPSS One too many Bourbons Hic!! ATB.

Hiya. How are you?? Have i frightend you off?? Have been reading your posts on HMV. Do i detect a little tension between you and Netters/Lennie?? Remind me not to upset you, i would hate to become Motormouth No 2 lol!! Play this the next time he winds you up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU We are currently at a 2 year low here and if things do not improve soon we may revisit their nadir of Feb '09!! Fortunately, although this now puts THT into the bottom 3 of my holdings when ranked on value of holding, the money i'll be getting from the sale of my Arsenal shares will mean this won't have to be sold for a while. Hopefully things can only get better. And anyway if i did sell i wouldn't have an excuse to come on here and talk to you. I might have to buy some HMV shares!! :(o ATB.

Was looking at a ground source heat pump and a new condensing combi, but have also looked at CHP boilers. Baxi recently launched their 'Micro-CHP Baxi Ecogen' boiler, currently only installable by British gas. It works out at about £6000, which is about £3000 more than a conventional boiler, this allows for the extra cost of the boiler, the hot water tank and meters. Plus, because of their weight and noise there are extra siting requirements not needed by conventional boilers - they can only be sited on the ground floor on a substantial wall. Maybe as the technology is relatively new and as yet untried i'll stick to my plan A. But definitely worth considering in years to come. Only thing that worries me about all of these self-generating systems that are around at the moment is they're great for our pockets and great for the environment, but not so good for the generators profits. Guess i can learn to live with a lower sp and divs if my leccy bills are lower. ATB.

Howdy!! An interesting week ahead. The AGM on Tues, when hopefully we will see the motions tabled by Elliott Advisors voted out - i have a dislike of hedge funds, and Americans in general - and the payment of the 2010 Final div of 6p on Fri. Nice to see the sp at an 18 month high since the RI, but still some way to go before we get back to the highs of Summer '08!! ATB.

If you read that link it does look rather odd that Carpetright were at the bottom of the tips with a downside of 48%!! Maybe it was an inputting error by someone. I agree the picture is not rosy for CPR at the moment, but a 50% drop!! Certainly not bourne out by todays sp, as CPR are one of the few risers. ATB.

SP now at a 4+1/2yr low, despite being top 6 and having had a year in the Champions League. And falling quicker than Spurs sliding down the Prem. No Europe, no new stadium, no future under ENIC. AVOID.

If you check back through their RNS history you will see they have issued exactly the same RNS on the last day of every month for at least the last six months. Firms usually only issue this type of RNS after a RI, conversion, major movements into or out of treasury shares, or similar. So would not read anything into this, probably just some over enthusiastic filing clerk trying to feel important!! ATB.

Anyone scutinising my posts will be in for a shock!! To use a Cherry'ism, or is it UTCIAD these days, i can blether with the best of them, discussing everything but what the share is doing!! ATB.

You may be here on your own soon if this falls any further. This has now slipped into my 'relegation zone' along with TNI, EVG and MCB, the only thing possibly saving it from the next cull is the div and money off coupons. ATB.

Talking of climax, don't think my Mum would be very pleased going in to buy me some truffles only to be confronted by a large chocolate 'Percy' filled with white cream lol!!! However if they were to make large viennese truffles in pairs with a chocolate button on top then i may be tempted. Ooh...You Are Awful tee hee!!

How rude!!! And i had you down as such a nice girl!!