New wedding rules banning receptions in private gardens but allowing them for up to 15 people in Covid-secure outdoor venues have been blasted by a think tank. The bridal roadmap out of lockdown opens the way for couples to get married again, and small-scale outdoor receptions will be allowed within a fortnight’s time. But there … Read more
Restoration day — in England at least — of the ‘ancient, inalienable right of free-born people of the United Kingdom to go to the pub’ . Remember that Boris-ism? From April 12 (a fortnight on Monday), English pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve customers, in groups of up to six people, seated outdoors. … Read more
Millenials are moving away from traditional landlords to a move into all-in-one collective living buildings that have a ‘kinder approach to renting’. A year on since the start of the pandemic, with working, exercising and socialising from home still part of people’s everyday lives, many are searching for buildings that have all they need in … Read more
Kew Gardens is growing woke! Famed attraction will have ‘decolonised’ labelling showing visitors how plants played a part in the slave trade Kew Gardens will change its display boards for plants such as sugar cane Kew Director said the gardens would ‘move quickly to decolonise’ collections ‘Woke’ move caused anger as Tory MP Sir John … Read more
Pubs without beer gardens WILL be able to open on April 12 due to loophole in easing of Covid restrictions that allows punters to drink in outdoor spaces like car parks Pubs with no garden will be allowed to utilise any outdoor space from April 12 The move allows as many pubs as possible to … Read more
Name Patio Garden Roof Garden Tollemache Inn, Grantham YES Sir John Arderne, Newark Red Lion, Skegness MUW, Boston Ritz, Lincoln YES Sugar Loaf, Market Harborough YES Ivy Wall, Spalding Square Sail, Lincoln Packhorse Inn, Sleaford Samuel Lloyd, Corby YES Kettleby Cross, Melton Mowbray YES Saxon Crown, Corby YES Stamford Post, Stamford YES Captain Noel Newton, … Read more
Wetherspoon is to open beer gardens, rooftop gardens and patios at 394 of its pubs in England when the lockdown continues to ease from April 12, the company has announced. The pubs will be open from 9am to 9pm from Sunday to Thursday and 9am to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, although some will have … Read more
Within moments of arriving by train in Copenhagen, I’m already smiling. The central station is steps away from the fairy-lit utopia of Tivoli Gardens, the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, and shrieks of delight from its rollercoasters are often the first sound visitors hear. Built in 1843 by King Christian VIII to entertain … Read more
Fury at ‘over-zealous’ government Covid advice that playgrounds are for people without gardens as – children are told off for making a snowman in the park Cabinet Office suggested communal spaces not for those with gardens Came after dad and sons told off by police for making a snowman in the park Hancock it was ‘totally … Read more
Front gardens bloom again! Green-fingered Britons are ditching gravel and paving in the yard in favour of plants and shrubs, survey finds Front gardens are getting greener as plant-loving Britons break with the trend Almost 40 square miles of plants, trees and grass has been created since 2015 The RHS says greener front gardens can … Read more