County Tyrone firm enters administration
Northway Mushrooms, which has a mushroom compost factory in Dungannon, has entered administration In a statement, the company said employees would be unaffected. The administration is part of “an ongoing sale process”, which has been under way “for a number of months”, a spokesperson said, and the firm will continue “to play a critical role […]
Dairy industry “struggling to recruit” next generation
BBC Emily and Georgie Paul are working on their family’s Somerset Dairy farm Dairy farms are “struggling” to recruit young people to join the industry, according to experts. A recruitment drive has been launched at the annual Dairy Show, held at the Royal Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. Ruthie Peterson, careers […]
Spanish child grapples with tradition in The Boy and the Suit of Lights
Aconite Productions Borja comes from an underprivileged background and is encouraged to pursue bullfighting by his grandfather A new documentary follows a boy living in a small town in Spain, whose family expects him to become a professional bullfighter. It may sound like an unusual career choice in an era where bullfighting is considered a […]
Oasis ditch dynamic ticket pricing for US tour dates
Getty Images Oasis said they were unaware that dynamic pricing would be used for their UK tour dates Oasis have announced they will ditch dynamic pricing for the American leg of their reunion tour, after it caused “an unacceptable experience” for UK fans. The system raises the price of concert tickets at times of high […]
North East King’s Birthday Honours recipients celebrate awards
Lucas family Lynn and Lynn Lucas founded a charity in memory of their son Christopher who died from cancer aged 18 A couple who founded a cancer charity after their son’s death and a regionally renowned sausage seller are among those celebrated in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Twenty six people from the North East […]
The Swiss hotel cut off from the world for 12 hours a day
Mike MacEacheran The 10-room hotel doubles as train station, platform and waiting room (Credit: Mike MacEacheran) While Switzerland is full of Alpine huts and hard-to-reach hotels, Alp Grüm is a mountain anomaly like no other. “Happily, there are no roads. There is only nature. Sunrises. Sunsets. Stillness. Nothing more, ” Primo Semadeni, the 57-year-old manager […]
High prices affecting Devon and Cornwall businesses
BBC Simon Chudley believes a cut in VAT could make a big difference to hospitality Some small businesses in the South West are calling for more support and a cut in value added tax (VAT) to help them stay open to customers. Business owners have been sharing their views on what they would like to […]
Four Sicily yacht disaster inquests to be held in Suffolk
PA Media UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah died when their ship sank in bad weather Inquests into the deaths of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, who died when their yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, will open on Friday. Seven people died when the Bayesian, a […]
Why have they remained a community staple?
BBC One-in-three customers feel they know the people working in convenience stores well, according to the Association of Convenience Stores Corner shops are a familiar place to everyone. Where we go to pick up our favourite bag of crisps, that drink we cannot find anywhere else, while having a lovely chat with the people in […]
Richborough Energy Park units given retrospective approval
PACIFIC GREEN The 38 batteries are stored in single-storey shipping containers on the site An energy storage facility has been approved despite claims from some opponents that it has the potential to “threaten the lives and health of residents”. Thanet District Council has given retrospective planning permission for the 99.9-megawatt Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at […]