We ve missed you : Next steps of Leicester lockdown easing set out after 14 months of restrictions
A new campaign will help businesses get back on track
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The next steps of unlocking Leicester after 14 months of Covid-19 restrictions have been set out - with the message, we ve missed you .
May 14, 2021
A couple who moved to south Shropshire to escape the stresses of London life are now leading a more down-to-earth existence by running a worm farm.
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Down on the farm. Luke and Steph Boxall with their worm soil.
Luke and Steph Boxall have launched Worm Soil which sells bags of eco-friendly fertiliser produced by around 100,000 worms on their four-acre smallholding in Neenton, near Bridgnorth.
Steph and former software salesman Luke took the plunge to start the business during the pandemic.
“We moved with our two young children from the London commuter belt a couple of years ago as we had no work-life balance but Luke remained in his job until the middle of the pandemic last year, she said.
With modification of three operational programmes under REACT-EU, the Commission has approved to provide extra €75.9m to
Bulgaria and €57.5m to
Sweden to help tackle the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, commented that the coronavirus has put the social fabric to the test and has hit the most vulnerable people the hardest. The EU is showing solidarity by supporting the provision of aid in these difficult times and promoting social inclusion, he added.
Stating that the approved decisions are result of good policy measures, EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, explained that they would provide much needed investment resources for the post-coronavirus crisis move to a green and digital recovery.
Recycled bricks primed for production in Scotland after £1m funding boost
Jessica Rawnsley
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The K-Briqs are soon set to go into commercial production | Credit: Kenoteq
Kenoteq claims its K-Briqs, made from recycled construction and demolition waste, generate a fraction of the CO2 of regular bricks
Bricks made from recycled construction and demolition waste are set to go into commercial production in Scotland, after clean tech company Kenoteq secured £1m in funding to help scale-up manufacturing.
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