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Buying by directors at the top of the struggling lender is unlikely to persuade the market by Tom Sieber The directors of troubled lender Bradford & Bingley – dubbed ‘Bradford & Bungle’ after a torturous few weeks – have sought to back the stock... READ MORE >>

The board plunges in as the quarry operator’s price plumbs new depths by Carlo Svaluto Moreolo Non executive director of Ennstone Eric Gadsden last week bought one million shares in the quarry operator, following strong buying by the company’s board this year as the... READ MORE >>

Two directors at Petra show restorative faith by Dan Coatsworth A year after selling down part of their holdings in Petra Diamonds, two directors have begun rebuilding their stakes. Chairman Adonis Pouroulis spent £222,000 on 200,000 shares at 111p each, taking his total... READ MORE >>

Patience may be a necessary virtue for the wife who has invested in her husband’s undernourished food company by John Marshall Sandra Bardon, the wife of Northern Foods’ chief exec Stefan, invested some £200,000 buying a further 264,572 shares. She and Stefan now own ... READ MORE >>

by Simon Keane Outgoing chairman of Babcock International Gordon Campbell has almost halved his holding in the company, selling £641,000 worth of shares near their all-time highs. Campbell, who joined Babcock eight years ago when the shares were around 100p, is to leave the... READ MORE >>