Business in Alnwick area asked to help research project by giving views on Covid-19 and Brexit northumberlandgazette.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northumberlandgazette.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
People running businesses in the Keswick area are being encouraged to give their views about the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit. Rural business owners and managers are being invited to complete the Local Perspectives Business Survey online to feed into research being carried out by Newcastle and Gloucestershire Universities on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Dr Paul Cowie, from Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy is part of the team conducting the research with the Countryside and Community Research Institute at the University of Gloucestershire. He said: “We know that Covid-19 has hit rural businesses hard and we would urge anyone involved in this sector in the Keswick area to give us their views.