Look away Boris! Postcode checker shows which pubs and restaurants are offering up to £10 off meals in August under Rishi Sunak’s new scheme – and it doesn’t look like it will help much with the government’s anti-obesity drive! Diners will receive a 50 per cent discount, up to a maximum of £10 per head … Read more
As we push through the branches I feel excited. I scan the ground. I think this is it!’ I say To look for buried treasure these days you don’t need a map – just an app. Flic Everett has her mind blown by the secret worlds that anyone can find on their doorstep I’m standing … Read more
Take-up of a scheme allowing people to delay selling their houses to pay care home fees exposes a ‘postcode lottery’, according to research by a law firm. A selective survey of 10 local authorities reveals that the rate of deferred payment agreements among self-funded care home residents ‘varies wildly’ from 0.9 per cent in East … Read more
Lockdown roads could become a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’ for law-abiding drivers and other road users, warns Nick Freeeman Roads could become a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’ for drivers during lockdown after it was revealed that some police forces are going easy on speeders due to mounting workloads. A driver claimed to have receiving a letter from … Read more
An interactive map which reveals coronavirus deaths by postcode shows that people living in the poorest parts of England and Wales are dying at more than double the rate of those in affluent areas. The map, included in the latest Office for National Statistics report, found that between March 1 and April 17, the most deprived regions … Read more
Local tips will reopen in some parts of England this weekend but others will remain closed despite a surge in fly-tipping. Some councils said they won’t open refuse sites until there is sufficient staffing and PPE for workers amid the coronavirus crisis. Speaking to the BBC on Friday morning, Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick, confirmed that … Read more
Virus grants are postcode lottery for small firms with some councils paying just one in ten eligible companies By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 Desperate firms scrambling for emergency grants to survive the pandemic face a ‘postcode lottery’, with some councils … Read more