Soft play centres are hit hard by coronavirus lockdown with around three folding every week since March – as counselling service is launched for tearful owners Around 100 have folded since March 23 according to Association of Indoor Play Chairman Janice Dunphy said they even had had to set up a counselling service Soft play … Read more
Garden centres struggle to source organic mulch and bark chippings due to Covid lockdown supply chain issues Lockdown supply chain problems and increased demand caused shortage Mulch is applied in spaces between plants and around base of shrubs and trees Autumn is favoured as the ground is warm, meaning more heat and moisture By Andy … Read more
Garden centres and nurseries cheering booming sales as coronavirus pandemic prompts families to spruce up their homes By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 5 October 2020 Garden centres and nurseries are cheering booming sales as the coronavirus pandemic prompts families to spruce up their … Read more
Revealed: Asylum seekers’ taxi rides to hotels and detention centres are costing the taxpayer millions Asylum seekers are being driven in taxis from airports to hotels or interviews Clearsprings Ready Homes is awarded £1.1billion Home Office contract over 10 years The private company houses migrants in south of England and Wales It has paid one … Read more
A drive-in Covid-19 testing centre caused chaos as hundreds of people who were queuing for swabs were turned away after not being sent QR codes to confirm their appointments. People were unable to get a coronavirus test at the site in Catford, southeast London, yesterday because they were not in possession of a QR code. A … Read more
** Have you had problems getting a test? Contact 02036152973 or email [email protected] ** Thousands have been caught up in Covid-19 chaos while testing centres stand empty and ministers say one in four people who have booked slots turn out to be ineligible. Parents in Bolton and Hull have complained of struggling to get tests … Read more
The full extent of the chaos in the Covid testing centre booking system was revealed yesterday in a snap survey by the Daily Mail. Round trips of up to 155 miles were suggested when reporters around the country tried to book slots. The website said there were no appointments available for three weeks at one … Read more
Town halls were last night urged to ‘play their part’ by getting more workers back into offices to rescue city centre shops. A Daily Mail audit of councils suggests only a fraction of staff have returned. Many said up to eight in ten workers will not be expected to return until next year or until … Read more
The NHS Test and Trace system is directing people to Covid-19 test centres up to 175 miles (281km) away from their homes, it has been revealed. People with coronavirus symptoms who try to book a test online have reported being told to drive three hours to reach their ‘nearest’ centre. And some of them have … Read more
A shopping centre was evacuated and drivers had to be rescued from their cars as parts of Essex were hit by severe flooding after a fortnight’s worth of rain fell in just one hour. Chelmsford city centre has been completely flooded forcing staff to evacuate the Meadows Shopping Centre sparking a fire alarm to go … Read more