Current Affairs

Camden Council to develop new jewellery workshops

Camden Council has announced its support of jewellery businesses in Hatton Garden through the development of new “affordable” work spaces.…

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World’s largest blue star sapphire ‘discovered in Sri Lanka’

The world’s largest blue star sapphire has been found in a mine in Sri Lanka, gemologists have claimed. Gemologists in…

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Hatton Garden heist site ‘could become a museum’

The site of the Hatton Garden jewellery raid earlier this year could become a museum commemorating the heist, according to…

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Polished diamond prices increase for first time in six months

Polished diamond prices increased in November for the first time in six months, boosted by shortages of select categories and…

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NPA urges Welsh government to ‘crack down on crime’

The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) has urged the Welsh government to crack down on illegal money lending. The call for…

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De Beers suspends Canada Snap Lake mine operation

De Beers has announced it has suspended operations at its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada due to poor market…

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Petra and Ekapa Mining acquires De Beers’ Kimberley mines

Petra Diamonds and South African mining company Ekapa Mining have announced the acquisition of De Beers’ Kimberley mines. Petra, which…

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Petra recovers 23-carat pink diamond

Petra Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 23.16-carat pink diamond from its Williamson mine in Tanzania. The pink diamond…

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BRC welcomes extension of business rates review

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed the extension of the business rates review announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn…

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Christmas kicks off in Hatton Garden with festive light switch-on

Christmas kicked off in Hatton Garden last night (17 November) with the area’s first ever Christmas lights switch-on. Organised by…

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