Month: March 2021

Jill's plea to keep dogs on leads as ground nesting bird breeding season starts and the countryside is filled with walkers

No assistance was required and thankfully the calf was up and sucking before we got to the shed. It was followed two days later by a big strong heifer calf, who also arrived safely.

British Airways vaccine passport: what are BA’s plans for a Covid vaccine travel pass – and how will it work?

British Airways has announced plans to introduce an online vaccine passport for flying on its planes.

Agricultural show season in US faced with uncertainty over lockdown restrictions being lifted

The agricultural show season is faced with huge uncertainty over whether lockdown restrictions will be lifted in time for many events to take place throughout the summer.

Viofo A139 dash cam review

The evolution of the dash cam has been a fairly rapid one. In just a few years we’ve gone from chunky, single-lens affairs with low-resolution sensors and virtually no other features, to twin camera affairs with smartphone connectivity, timelapse modes and even some embarrassing attempts at driver assistance system.

Land regeneration firm to play a key role in levelling up the North

The Rotherham-based firm said its performance was underpinned by a strategic focus on the ‘beds and sheds’ sectors in the North and the Midlands.

Morrisons to give away afternoon tea hampers to special mums this Sunday

The Bradford-based firm said Mother’s Day will be different this year with lockdown still in place, but mums across the nation deserve more recognition than ever, having faced all sorts of challenges including home schooling and feeding the family.

The new face of Woman’s Hour Anita Rani on growing up in Bradford, surviving miscarriage and how she fights being stereotyped

Anita Rani grew up listening to Woman’s Hour and never in a million years thought she would end up hosting the BBC Radio 4 show. “My dad listened to Radio 4, although I always nagged him to put on Radio 1, but I did love Woman’s Hour – listening to interesting and empowered women was very inspiring,” says 42-year-old Rani, who grew up in Bradford.

How office buildings of the future can make us healthier – Ben Dickins

Services industry companies don’t want an office, they want a productive workforce. That workforce needs a workplace, and an office building has been the sole home of the workplace, right?

Big lenders on board with 95% mortgages as stamp duty change prompts mini boom

The Budget this week brought good news for homebuyers. The Government is launching a mortgage-guarantee scheme to allow lenders to accept five per cent deposits and is extending the stamp duty holiday.

Number of workers on UK payrolls increased for third month in a row

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of payrolled workers rose by 68,000 (0.2%) between January and February.