Thanks for the comments guys.
The corporate look of the company is very blue. A lot of the stuff that they put out is blue, blue, blue so I've had to try and keep the site in keeping with their existing literature. I think I'm pushing it by introducing grey(!).
I'll have a look at producing a few more of the random corners in different colours and see if they sit down on the page a bit more.
Limbo - when you say the grey is a let down, do you mean the faded edges and/or the text on the group company news? I wasn't sure about the grey on the dates, but I don't really want people to be too distracted when they land on the page from the main text and the top right banner.
And when you say the news items aren't the best, are you talking visually or content wise? I don't have a choice with the content as it is pulled directly from their group website...
Thanks again
Lee