Month: May 2021

There must be no reversing of the latest easing of lockdown, this has to be it – Mark Casci

It marked the first time I had properly been a city centre for months (Leeds in case you are interested) and the first time I had been in another building that was not either my house or a retail establishment since before Christmas.

The savage weather brings misery to lambing time as casualties rise at the farm at the M62

But wake up to it we did. My heart sunk as a cold blast of air surged into the house as I opened the door.

The best sleeping bags for camping in summer 2021 UK: 1 and 2 season sleeping bags to keep you comfortable

A good summer sleeping bag is designed to be thinner and less insulated than winter ones, but it should still offer excellent protection during the night, when temperatures can drop considerably

BT fastracks roll out of ultrafast broadband in a move that will create 7,000 jobs

Philip Jansen told reporters that the company would create jobs as it upped its fibre targets by five million within the next five years.

Family firm to create 50 new jobs with £15m development in Grimsby

Developer Wykeland Group has applied to North East Lincolnshire Council for planning consent for a building at Wykeland’s Europarc business park in Grimsby, to enable a major expansion by leading food products supply chain business HSH Coldstores.

The top 10 reasons learners fail the driving test

As thousands of learner drivers get back behind the wheel in an effort to secure their driving licence, data has revealed the most common reasons for learners failing the driving test.

Landlord of White Horse & Griffin in Whitby gives jobs to entire staff of Robin Hood's Bay restaurant Bramblewick Fish and Grill after it closes during lockdown

Michael Coates, who is also the head chef of Bramblewick Fish and Grill, and his sous chef Thomas Locker will take over the kitchen at one of Whitby’s oldest pubs, the White Horse & Griffin, in partnership with landlord Ed Henbury, who has also given jobs to two other Bramblewick employees.

The Works sees online dip after shops reopen

The business, whose chairman is former Huddersfield Town owner and Card Factory founder Dean Hoyle, reported a 121 per cent boom in online sales over the past year, however it was unable to make up for its shops, which have been closed for more than a third of the time.

Drink driving – how many units are in your favourite tipple?

The latest easing of lockdown measures has seen pubs and restaurants open full in most parts of the UK.

The Better Business Act can put an end to short-term corporate plunder – Bird Lovegod

Other laws are more subtle, they provide a palette of colours to fill in the spaces, and it’s these that are frequently less obvious, even as they shade us all, embedded as they are in company law and articles of association.