Holidaymakers or online shoppers who buy items from the EU that are valued at more than £390 will have to pay customs duties, the government has revealed. VAT and handling fees may also apply on some items, while parcels may be held up in post offices until all duties and …
Read More »Review of 2020: Good news stories from Croydon in October
2020 has been dominated by headlines concerned with the coronavirus, but InYourArea has not just been filled with doom and gloom. To help brighten up the New Year for you, we’ve decided to take a trip down memory lane and highlight some of the good news stories from 2020. Today, …
Read More »Huge increase in UK dog theft blamed on COVID-19 restrictions
Dog theft in the UK has gone up by a whopping 250 per cent in 2020, a rise being attributed to coronavirus restrictions. With so many people after a puppy or canine companion over lockdown, police said organised crime is behind many of the thefts. There’s a rapidly growing market …
Read More »Top UK universities taking hundreds of thousands of flights every year despite pledge to tackle climate crisis
Britain’s top universities have spent tens of millions of pounds on hundreds of thousands of flights over the last four years, it can be revealed today – despite repeated pledges to tackle the climate crisis. Almost 170,000 plane journeys – including long-haul, continental and domestic trips – were taken by …
Read More »Coronavirus chaos: 200 lorries still waiting to cross Channel to France following week of disruption
Thousands of drivers spent days in queues to reach the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel after France temporarily closed its border on 20 December. The move came after the discovery of a fast-spreading Covid-19 variant in the UK, with French authorities easing restrictions on Wednesday. Around 3,000 hauliers were waiting …
Read More »Bender UK installs new theatre at Lancaster Royal Infirmary
A NEW £2.5 million modular state-of-the-art operating theatre and recovery area at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is equipped with a safe and resilient critical power system from Bender UK. Ulverston-based Bender UK also supplied specialised theatre equipment including LED operating lights, services pendants supplying medical gases, power and data, the …
Read More »Round up of the biggest stories of 2020 from January to June
2020 has certainly been a year nobody could have predicted, but what have been some of the biggest stories for East Lancashire this year? Abigail Beaney looks back at a rollercoaster year Warburtons respond to anger over halal symbol on bread loaves BREAD firm Warburtons found themselves at the centre …
Read More »New York Post turns on Trump in scathing editorial telling him to give up election challenges
The New York Post’s editorial board, which has long supported President Donald Trump, has blasted his longshot attempts to overturn the election in a scathing editorial. The Post, which endorsed Trump in 2016 and 2020, issued the blistering rebuke in a front-page editorial for Monday’s edition, calling his continued election fraud …
Read More »Dropshipping: Market 2020 | Covid-19 Impact | Industry Business Outlook, Revenue, Trends and Forecasts 2026
Dropshipping Market With COVID19-Pandemic Impact Analysis: Dropshipping Market 2020 this report is including with the COVID19 Outbreak Impact analysis of key points influencing the growth of the market. Also, Dropshipping Market (By major key players, By Types, By Applications, and Leading Regions) Segments outlook, Business assessment, Competition scenario, Trends and …
Read More »Designer Grace Abell delivers brand for Rowland Hill Fund
A YORK-based graphic designer has created new branding for the national Royal Mail charity which supports postal workers in times of need. Grace Abell, of Abell Design, whose studio is in Heslington Road, was asked by the not-for-profit Rowland Hill Fund to design a new logo, strapline, colour palette and …
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