Month: April 2021

Hollywood Bowl slumps to £14.5m loss as lockdown bites

Bosses said revenues during the period also fell from £69.2 million to just £12 million but that they remain hopeful of a swift recovery as its centres in England reopen for the first time this year.

Botton Village in North US starts Community Access to Cash Pilots scheme to make it easier for locals to use banking services

A “new model for high street banking” is among the initiatives being trialled, involving a collaboration between the Post Office and high street banks to help bring back local banking services.

RNLI stalwart on emotional loss of Filey's famous Mersey lifeboat: 'I brought her here in 1991 and now she is gone'

For Graham Taylor it is a day that remains etched into his memory.“When we brought the Mersey home to Filey on May 21, 1991, there were hundreds of people there to welcome us; schoolchildren had even been given time off,” he recalls.

This gorgeous Georgian house for sale in Scarborough is one of the area's most beautiful homes

This exceptional home for sale in the sought-after Scarborough village of Scalby has something in common with Mary Poppins. It is practically perfect in every way thanks to owners John and Nicola Senior.

'UK retailers have cut their carbon emissions in half since 2005'

Data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that carbon emissions across leading firms in the sector have dropped by 49% since 2005.

US flower farmer who created the bouquet presented to the Duchess of Cambridge by four-year-old Wren Chapman designed it to reflect British agriculture

Gill Hodgson from Fieldhouse Flowers, near Pocklington, said she was asked by the NFU to put together a “simply gorgeous bouquet” for the Duke and Duchess’s visit to the farm earlier this week.

How to choose a dining table – and our favourite dining tables in stock UK 2021 from Made, Argos, Nkuku

Which material is best for a dining table? How big should it be? What shape? Here’s what to look for when buying a dining room table – and a selection of the best on the market

Popular youth hostel in Yorkshire Dales sold to head teacher for £100,000

The hostel, in Hawes, was sold to Newcastle headteacher David Miller for £100,000.It is popular with groups of walkers and mountain bikers and has provided budget accommodation as a base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales since 1972

North US Moors Railway preparations underway as passengers set to return this month

The incredibly popular attraction will open the heritage line and stations from May 15 following weeks of preparations, and will run two trains to Whitby every day, as well as an intermediate service between Pickering and Grosmont.

Should I really pay for retirement financial advice? – Gareth Shaw

I have spoken with an independent financial adviser, who would charge an initial fee of 1.25% plus 0.5% a year, on top of the platform fees. I’ve looked at ‘robo-advisors’, too. I found a fund from Vanguard which was broadly similar to the adviser’s recommendation, but charged just 0.42% a year.