Model railway maker Hornby has seen its sales surge by 33% in the six months to the end of September, as more people took up hobbies in lockdown. The firm, which also makes Corgi cars and Scalextric ...

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Nick Hornby’s new novel, Funny Girl, begins in 1964, around the time the 1960s are really starting to become The Sixties. His heroine, a small-town beauty queen named Barbara, goes through a ...

Hornby, a 124-year-old UK firm specializing in model trains, has announced its intent to delist shares from AIM. The microcap generated revenue for the six months to September 2024 of £25.0 million, ...

You can get a crash course in Nick Hornby’s work in the span of an hour-long London walk. The artist has three permanent sculptures installed across the city, metal ...

Hornby, the international models and collectibles group advised by Mike Ashley, has announced plans to go private as it looks to sidestep regulatory hurdles and cut costs. The firm told markets ...

Hornby's 1995 novel about a record shop owner was made into a film in 2000. Now it's been adapted and updated into a new Hulu series, starring Zoë Kravitz. Originally broadcast in 1995. ZOE KRAVITZ: ...

The chief executive of model toymaker Hornby, Steve Cooke, is to step down amid a strategic review by the firm's majority shareholder. Phoenix Asset Management took full control of the business in the ...

Does this amuse you? “She gave an unnatural little laugh — one she had taken to using with her stepchildren as a signal that humour had been committed, and any consequent mirth would not be ...

Fraser Hornby is a young man going places. Lots of places. The 21-year-old former Everton striker has had a thirst for travel ever since he was a boy, interested not just in the English Premier League ...

For decades, English novelist Jane Austen has been a constant source of inspiration for filmmakers and TV creators looking to adapt her work, but also authors who want to expand her world and our ...