Lockdown 3.0 is proving tougher than the previous two for many, so we have some ideas to keep your spirit’s lifted There is no denying it, lockdown 3.0 is tough. Families up and down the country are struggling with finances, boredom, loss of ambition and their mental health. Unlike last year, this lockdown has …
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Continue readingBig week ahead for home buyers as the Chancellor considers a Stamp duty holiday extension A petition to extend the Stamp Duty Holiday for an additional six months has reached over 110,000 signatures, and the House of Commons has now confirmed that there will be a debate on the issue. The Chancellor …
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Continue reading2021 promises to be a literary gold mine. Here we take a look at the books have got us excited this year… 2020 brought us some fantastic books. Whether it was a non-fiction autobiography such as Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, or the prequel to the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or something more political …
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Continue readingPrime Minister’s old workplace launches the campaign called, ‘Stamp out the Duty,’ today. The Daily Telegraph, the old workplace of Boris Johnson and considered a strong influence on the current government, is ‘calling on the Treasury to avoid penalising thousands of homebuyers at a time when mortgage lenders are already demanding vast deposits …
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Continue readingIt’s a new year and time to try something new. But just how daring will you be? Bucket lists have an air of morbid finality, a list of ‘must-do’ ambitions before that date with destiny. However, a schedule of mind-expanding, physically demanding experiences might be the ideal psychological boost required as we try to shake …
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Continue readingStuck at home all day looking at the grey sky at your window? Dress your way to happiness this month and lighten your mood. Lockdown is tough. Especially this one which has fallen in the middle of winter. That hour of exercise doesn’t look so appealing when the rain is falling and the wind …
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Continue readingExperts say it would have been a disaster if Government had mothballed ‘cornerstone of the economy’ Mortgage market experts last week declared “it’s business as usual” despite the third national lockdown, with one insisting many would be grateful the Government had sidestepped “placing the property market back into a pandemic-induced cryogenic deep freeze”. Insiders pointed …
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Continue readingNew lockdown adds to existing problems processing applications, industry experts insist Property industry experts are urging the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to extend the Stamp Duty deadline and prevent anxious homebuyers from “being thrown off a cliff edge”. In the first national lockdown last year, the Chancellor announced a holiday from the tax to keep …
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Continue readingOnline classes mean leisure centres and gyms can still operate outside of their centres, and local centres are taking this opportunity to keep their members as active as possible Certain Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham leisure centre managers have realized that a third national lockdown doesn’t necessarily have to mean a halt in exercise and …
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Continue readingDuring the first 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nation saluted the NHS and carers with a clap every Thursday, this week it returns… The weekly applause for front-line NHS staff and other key workers last year was one of the most endearing and emotional scenes at 8pm every Thursday. Originally a one-off on …
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Continue readingMental health experts say there are several things we can do to give ourselves a lift at this difficult time Yes, we’ve been here before. Lockdowns are fast becoming the norm for our COVID-crippled communities, but unlike before there’s no summer, no Christmas on the horizon to focus on. Lockdown 3.0 is in the …
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Continue readingWith the third lockdown upon us, it has been confirmed that the property market in England can remain open Last night, Boris Johnson announced a third national lockdown to tackle the new variant of COVID-19 that has seen a massive surge in cases throughout the country. The lockdown officially begins on Wednesday and …
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Continue readingFusion of Scandinavian and Japanese styles is the interior look for 2021 Japandi. Admit it, you’ve no idea what it is. But it’s been on the rise for a while and 2021 will be the year when we take the principles to our hearts. Apparently. Japandi combines Scandinavian aesthetics with Japanese minimalism, with the …
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Continue readingMore rubbish is produced at Christmas than any other time of year. Here’s how to dispose of it responsibly ‘Tis the season of excess: Food, drink … and rubbish. We diligently recycle throughout the year, but at Christmas the level of waste goes up a notch or two. Or three. That’s 30per cent more …
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