Results tagged “awards”

It was prize time for volunteers from City and Canary Wharf companies at East London Business Alliance's Employee Volunteer Awards.

The biggest winner was Paul Stebbings from Tate & Lyle, who was named individual volunteer of the year and overall volunteer of the year for his work with Stratford Circus.

Nominations are open for the Canary Wharf Sports Awards honouring the best talent in the area.

Categories this year are the Individual Achievement Award, Senior Team of the Year, Junior Team of the Year, Group of the Year and the Voluntary Commitment Award, while the outstanding sportsperson will be named Sports Personality of the Year.

The King's Speech might be the toast of Hollywood thanks to its Oscar-winning success, but an award ceremony closer to home is helping nurture the next generation of British film-makers.

The fourth annual Limelight Film Awards will be held at The Troxy on June 23, recognising the emerging talents of dozens of aspiring short-film makers in the UK.

The arrival of Benni McCarthy promises to be a real treat for West Ham fans according to Jack Collison.

The Irons midfielder is excited about the arrival of the South African striker from Blackburn, having seen him at close quarters for the first time during a training session last Friday.

The work of volunteers from businesses in Canary Wharf and the City was recognised at an awards ceremony last week.

Wilton's Music Hall in Limehouse was the venue for the East London Business Alliance Annual Volunteer Awards, presented by London chairman of KPMG and ELBA chairman, Richard Reid.

Click here for The Wharf's picture gallery of this year's awards

Mike Tobin scooped this year's Businessperson of the Year award at the Docklands Business Club and East London Chamber of Commerce Business Awards dinner last night.

The TelecityGroup CEO picked up the coveted trophy from Giles Broadbent, editor of award sponsor The Wharf.

They may be constantly plugged in to video conferences and Facebook, but the average businessperson still prefers to venture out of the cubicle when times get tough.

While the credit crunch was flashing its blood-stained teeth at the start of the year, companies crammed into the Radisson Edwardian in New Providence Wharf for a networking event for the Docklands Business Club.