Another 44 Halifax and Lloyds Bank branches axed before the end of the year – check if your local one is next for the chop… 29 Lloyds Bank and 15 Halifax branches will shut for good later this year So far in 2021, Lloyds Banking Group has announced 100 branch closures We list where all … Read more
30,000 pub closures loom: Bosses from across the hospitality industry plead with ministers to unlock early to save the sector from disaster Industry body UK Hospitality says 42 pubs shutting their doors every day in 2021 This rate is up from 30 pubs a day closing last year according to their latest data Figures led … Read more
The devastating impact of lockdowns on disadvantaged children is laid bare today in research showing they were twice as likely to struggle with home schooling. In the week of the anniversary of the first Covid school closures, the figures show one in five poorer pupils did not cope and many spent some days doing no work … Read more
Tetra Pak heir’s £8m to save youth centres: Hans Rausing and his wife make huge donation to prevent closures of clubs for young people Hans and Julia Rausing gave £8million to save youth centres from closure The Government announced a Youth Covid-19 Support Fund in November Youth charities across country have suffered financial hits during … Read more
Tetra Pak heir’s £8m to save youth centres: Hans Rausing and his wife make huge donation to prevent closures of clubs for young people Hans and Julia Rausing gave £8million to save youth centres from closure The Government announced a Youth Covid-19 Support Fund in November Youth charities across country have suffered financial hits during … Read more
Italy is expected to announce today that schools, restaurants and shops will close across much of the country as a third wave of Covid infections takes hold. Prime Minister Mario Draghi is due to hold a cabinet meeting this morning to decide on the exact measures, before an announcement in the afternoon. It comes almost … Read more
Thousands of customers of M&S Bank will be looking for a new current account in August after the supermarket bank said it was closing its banking services to focus on credit cards and digital payments. The bank, half-owned by the supermarket and HSBC, said a small percentage of its 3million customers will be affected by … Read more
Half of the safety cameras on smart motorways are not yet operational, meaning drivers could be avoiding fines for ignoring lane closure signs which are crucial for warning of accidents or breakdowns ahead. The roads, which can use variable speed limits and the hard shoulder as a live running lane to manage traffic flow, have … Read more
‘Tired shoulders’ of Ted Baker become weightier as forced store closures over the winter period hit retailer’s sales The firm expects retail and wholesale sales to be depressed until at least May 31 It also forecasts up to £5million in extra duty and import costs related to Brexit Ted Baker was forced to shut all … Read more
Rolls-Royce hoping to prevent further rounds of job losses by shutting its factories for first time ever this summer The aerospace giant will close plants in its jet engine division for two weeks to save cash on salaries, energy and other costs Dates for the two-week shutdown have not been decided yet by chief executive … Read more