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Publicans Jonathan Carter-Morris and Marc Hornby received the keys to their new pub on 9 March – less than a fortnight before the UK’s first national lockdown. Here Marc reflects on taking on a site during a pandemic. We were excited, full of enthusiasm and had our opening night planned for Friday 13 March – we all joked that Friday 13th would be lucky for us! The Virgins & Castle is the oldest pub in Kenilworth, with records dating back to 1563 as it resides o...

Covid, furlough and Topshop collapse © Getty Images Regent Street in London was deserted at the end of March The impact of the coronavirus pandemic changed peoples lives around the world in 2020. Lockdowns and disruption hit hundreds of thousands of UK jobs, and the government pumped billions into support schemes. The health crisis soon went hand-in-hand with an economic one. Millions of people turned to the BBC News website for up-to-date information as the pandemic unfolded. Here, we loo...

How the high street has changed in 2020 - the stores we lost, and what the future might hold The coronavirus pandemic has left the future of the UK high street more uncertain than ever before. Fionnula Hainey reports on some of the biggest losses of the year. 12:47, 29 DEC 2020 Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you ...

Derby restaurants and cafés that closed for good in 2020 Zizzi, Pitcher and Piano, Chiquito and more shut their doors this year No more nachos at Derbys Las Iguanas Dont miss anything coming up in 2021 by subscribing to our free Whats On email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or servic...

Singers putting a festive smile on care home residents Posted: 9:54 am December 29, 2020 By Linda Surphlis A VIRTUAL Christmas concert is set to put a smile on the faces of people in Fermanagh and beyond. Making an appearance and sharing their talents are several Fermanagh folk as well as much loved country star Daniel O’Donnell. Local woman, Sinead Welsh organised the free virtual concert, ‘Sing Out To Help Out’ with help from her team at ‘Informed Minds’. The 90 minute vid...

Voting now open for Aberdeen City Council Covid-19 award © Chris Sumner/ DCT Media Public voting has opened for PMIs Special Covid-19 UK Response Project Award, which Aberdeen City Council is nominated for. Voting is now open for the UK’s best Covid-19 response project – which Aberdeen City Council has been shortlisted for. The local authority is the only Scottish organisation to be shortlisted for the Project Management Institute (PMI) UK National Project Award. Aberdeen City Council was ...

10 of the best Leicestershire restaurants, pubs and cafes weve visited in 2020 These places are well worth a visit in 2021 10:00, 28 DEC 2020 Food at Ortons Brasserie (Image: Becky Jones) Sign up now to our weekly newsletter put together by our dedicated food and drink writersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related n...

To kick off a series looking back at a turbulent 12 months in the on-trade, Debbie Baisden, a multi-tasking, performing publican, explains how she is confronting Covid-19 challenges with hopes to continue both her careers in the arts and hospitality. One of my more recent Twitter posts read: “When you’re a publican and you’ve retrained as an actress. Just call me Lucky”. Who would have thought both of the hardest hit industries throughout Covid 19 – namely ...

Giving the coronavirus more opportunity to spread and replicate, and therefore mutate, raises the chances of new strains like the one in the UK.

All viruses change over time. The more people a virus infects, the more chances it has to mutate into a new variant. So countries in which the coronavirus is spreading more widely are more likely to see problems like this, experts say. The surest way to boost the chances of a worrisome coronavirus mutation: let it spread unchecked. “More infected people means more opportunity for the development of mutations. More movement of people … means new variants can spread faster,” Dr. Shira Doron...