These are tough economic times for small-scale craft breweries, as recent closures have sadly illustrated. But the ethos of creative defiance and quirky independence lives on. At the annual Didsbury beer festival in Manchester this weekend, drinking possibilities range from the intriguingly named Interior Life in the Exterior World, by the Mancunian brewer Cloudwater, to…
Your article says serial returners often send products back “out of buyer’s remorse” and quotes Al Gerrie saying that “this cohort is exploiting retailers” (Serial returners send back £6.6bn of online purchases a year in UK, report finds, 21 October). I am a serial returner, and these claims are not true of me. I would much…
Artisan cheesemakers have been dealt a blow by fraudsters who stole more than £300,000 worth of award-winning clothbound cheddar in a sophisticated scam. Neal’s Yard Dairy, a distributor and retailer of British artisan cheese, is working with UK and international law enforcement agencies to try to identify the scam’s perpetrators. The company delivered 22 tonnes…
Spirit Airlines baggage tags are seen near a check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Spirit Airlines shares surged more than 20% after the struggling budget carrier said it would cut jobs and sell aircraft. The carrier late Thursday laid out a plan to reduce costs…
Stelios Haji-Ioannou has stamped the Easy brand on everything from aeroplanes to pizza joints, with varying degrees of success. Now the billionaire entrepreneur is taking a punt on online sports betting, the Guardian has learned, through a partnership with an offshore gambling firm that is on the comeback trail after having its licence suspended in…
Downing Street will announce five new freeports in next week’s budget as part of its effort to drive economic growth. Ministers will set out plans to establish five new low-tax zones, plus an investment zone in the East Midlands, where businesses will benefit from tax breaks such as lower tariffs and customs. Freeports operated without…
Rachel Reeves must “get the balance right” when announcing changes to Britain’s debt rules in next week’s budget given the potential knock-on effects to borrowing and mortgage rates, the boss of NatWest has said. The bank’s chief executive, Paul Thwaite, said markets would be sensitive to the chancellor’s reasons for releasing up to £50bn of…
Boohoo has hit back against Frasers Group , which is attempting to install its founder, Mike Ashley, as chief executive, describing Frasers’ criticisms of the online retailer as “inaccurate and unfair”. On Thursday, Sports Direct owner Frasers, which owns 27% of Boohoo, wrote a letter to the online fashion company’s board calling for an emergency…
Blacksmith’s Green, Suffolk In this peaceful hamlet, eight miles from Stowmarket, down a no through road and shrouded in woodland, is what has been a much-loved family home for years, now in need of modernisation. Grade II-listed, there’s a wealth of period features, including Suffolk brick floors. Over three floors, there’s a double-aspect dining room…
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