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Care home bosses are pleading with the Government to protect them from being sued over outbreaks of coronavirus. Firms have been hit by soaring insurance premiums, and many still cannot get cover for Covid-19, which could leave them ruined if they are taken to court by bereaved relatives of residents. The fear of being crippled … Read more
STOCKS TO WATCH: Vaccine centres may prove a booster for Balfour Beatty By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:27 GMT, 14 November 2020 The Government’s eagerness to lean heavily on the private sector throughout the pandemic shows no sign of abating. Westminster has already dished out … Read more
City centres have been left deserted across England on the first weekend of national lockdown, but beauty spots have stayed busy as people make the most of the autumnal weather today. Photographs show boarded-up restaurants adorned with ‘stay alert’ signs lining empty streets in London’s Soho and Newcastle’s Bigg Market after England entered its second … Read more
Gyms ARE Covid-safe: Experts say they pose a low risk of spreading the virus and keeping them open boosts health and wellbeing 487 positive cases were recorded following 62million visits to fitness centres The study collected data from leisure centres in 14 European countries Academics argued their results revealed that gyms should be kept open … Read more
Merry Clickmas! More festive shopping to be done online than on high streets for the first time this year in further blow to ‘ghost town’ centres More than half of gifts are expected to be bought online, up from 31% last year Delivery industry experts fear courier and postal system will struggle to cope Even … Read more
Monty Don slams garden centres for ‘actively choosing to do harm’ by selling compost made from peat Intensive peat mining is also a known threat to rare and endangered species Britain’s peat bogs also locked in 5.5billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when they were formed Gardeners urged to stop ‘sticking their head … Read more
Soft play centres are hit hard by coronavirus lockdown with around three folding every week since March – as counselling service is launched for tearful owners Around 100 have folded since March 23 according to Association of Indoor Play Chairman Janice Dunphy said they even had had to set up a counselling service Soft play … Read more
Garden centres struggle to source organic mulch and bark chippings due to Covid lockdown supply chain issues Lockdown supply chain problems and increased demand caused shortage Mulch is applied in spaces between plants and around base of shrubs and trees Autumn is favoured as the ground is warm, meaning more heat and moisture By Andy … Read more
Garden centres and nurseries cheering booming sales as coronavirus pandemic prompts families to spruce up their homes By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 5 October 2020 Garden centres and nurseries are cheering booming sales as the coronavirus pandemic prompts families to spruce up their … Read more
Revealed: Asylum seekers’ taxi rides to hotels and detention centres are costing the taxpayer millions Asylum seekers are being driven in taxis from airports to hotels or interviews Clearsprings Ready Homes is awarded £1.1billion Home Office contract over 10 years The private company houses migrants in south of England and Wales It has paid one … Read more