Back in the 80s, and even the 90s, there were only a few dahlias that were at all acceptable to self-appointed arbiters of horticultural good taste, but thankfully we have moved beyond all that nonsense and I’d recommend that every garden should grow as many dahlias as they have room for. I certainly do. Dahlias … Read more
From Saturday, January 10, the following Poundland branches will close: St Marks Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire Isaac Newton Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire Eden Walk, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Harvey Shopping Centre, Harlow, Essex Britten Shopping Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk Culver Street, Colchester, Essex Sailmakers Shopping Centre, Ipswich, Suffolk High Street, Ayr, … Read more
These amazing photographs show the incredible before and after weight gain of grizzlies in Alaska who can eat 100,000 calories a day to prepare for winter. The North American heavyweights of the Katmai National Park and Preserve won’t survive if they are too slim for their long winter slumber. During hibernation the large mammals can … Read more
Being able to put someone in a state of suspended animation may be a step closer after scientists found the trigger in mammal brains that can induce hibernation. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and Harvard Medical School identified the ‘snooze button’ in mice that triggered naturally occurring temporary hibernation. This natural sleeping state was also … Read more
M&S puts spring stock in hibernation: Retailer’s last-ditch scheme to mothball clothes as discount war looms By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Marks & Spencer is among a raft of major clothing retailers busy snapping up warehouse space to ‘hibernate’ stock … Read more
Will empty Nightingale hospital be moved into hibernation? ExCel Centre facility could be mothballed within days after it treated just 51 patients in three weeks The ExCel Centre, which opened on April 3, has the capacity for 4,000 beds But it faces closure after remaining largely empty, with just 51 patients treated Staff told that … Read more