What is for sure is that people are already desperate to get out and shop, eat, and drink, and businesses will soon experience a surge in demand and footfall.

Conservative backbenchers, publicans and some scientists have raised concerns over the possible introduction of coronavirus health certificates as England’s lockdown is eased.

If you seek a feminist heroine for the ages, you don’t have to look much further than the pride of Calderdale, who was a pioneering mountaineer and entrepreneur in the early 19th century; a period when women’s rights were virtually non-existent.

At the start of the first lockdown, when sport was effectively shut down, gambling fell by a third, because, short of snail racing, there was a dearth of things to bet on. However, a University of Glasgow and Stirling report found that a sixth of regular sports gamblers soon found alternatives, and a third started betting more.

There is one thing you can be sure of following an interview with Yorkshireman Alan Titchmarsh. The much-loved gardener, presenter, and novelist, who turns 72 in May, will not be leaving his career behind any time soon.

The study from SmartSurvey found that Calderdale in West Yorkshire, was ranked 13th in a list of places where women are likely to prosper in business.

The Canal and River Trust said it is looking at changing how it manages the vegetation running alongside waterways after people responded positively to the reductions in mowing it had to make last year as a result of the pandemic.

For those of us who have not seen our hairdresser since before Christmas, the thought of hair salons reopening next in less that two weeks’ time on April 12 is a cause for celebration and much relief.

The parkland is managed by Harrogate Borough Council but owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and talks have begun over the idea which could see businesses given space to set up tables and chairs for outdoor service.

Nigel Murray has spent close to a three-decade career involved in food and drink retail.The chief operating officer of Booths, Mr Murray oversees the day-to-day functions of the upmarket supermarket’s 27 outlets, as well as its manufacturing, supply and distribution capabilities.