Do you remember the 1970s? If so, you’ll undoubtedly have tucked into that dessert trolley favourite Black Forest gateau, with its rich layers of chocolate, boozy cherry jam, whipped cream and black cherries on top. And while the cake may have fallen from fashion, its namesake (although not the inspiration for its name), a heavily … Read more
An hour’s drive north, past the painted storefronts of Norfolk’s boutique towns, lie the undulating wheat fields of Lincolnshire. The county, butted by the North Sea, has long been overshadowed by its cooler neighbour. While it may not have as much allure as Wells-next-the-Sea or the regal attraction of Holkham, this quiet corner of England … Read more
Parts of northern England could be in the midst of a coronavirus endemic, according to leaked Public Health England documents. The analysis claims areas in north-west England where local lockdowns have been put in force – including Bolton, Manchester and Rochdale – ‘never really left the epidemic phase’. It says 90 per cent of Greater Manchester … Read more
Buyers looking to snap up a home while keeping their finances in check should head to County Durham in the North East of England, fresh findings have revealed. Three of the five most affordable towns to buy a home in the country are in County Durham, with property prices in top-ranked Shildon coming in at … Read more
Dozens of local authorities are eyeing up a government scheme to rent out e-scooters in the likes of Cambridge, Milton Keynes and towns in the Tees Valley. The Department for Transport launched a new 12 month scheme at the start of July which would make it legal to ride e-scooters on roads – they would, … Read more
Northern towns hit by new mini-lockdown never got first wave of coronavirus under control, experts warn amid fears of a ‘dangerous’ second spike Infection rate in affected northern towns and cities has struggled to dip below 3 Data shows the average number of cases was higher than national average for the affected lockdown zone which … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants are still working from home two weeks after Boris Johnson urged workers to get back to the office to help save the economy. Ministerial departments in Whitehall are said to be ‘ghost towns’ with some seeing just 2 per cent of staff arriving at work this week, according to … Read more
Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to be infected with and die from the novel coronavirus, regardless of where they live, a new study suggests. Researchers found almost three times the number of cases and and deaths in wealthy minority neighborhoods compared to similar areas that have mostly white residents. This was true across … Read more
One in three towns will switch to a 20mph speed limit as councils are favouring slower zones for residential areas, according to reports. With 30mph zones traditionally being used in built-up locations for the last 85 years, an increased number of motorists have already fallen foul of the lower limits where already implemented across the … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: If our city centres remain ghost towns it will be a social disaster as well as an economic one Walk across the City’s financial district and it is a ghost town Boris Johnson quite understandably has urged people to go back to their offices By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:54 … Read more