After two months adjusting to lockdown JULENA DRUMI hopes it will change our lives for the better It could be once in a lifetime, and you may ask yourself: how did I get here? And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a car at 8am on a Wednesday morning outside a food hall, waiting for […]
Fashion in a box that’s helping to save lives
As fashion stores around the world lie dormant, two Edinburgh businessmen have taken action to tackle the surplus stock problem which has left thousands of poor factory workers facing starvation. Cally Russell and business partner Callum Stuart have created an initiative called Lost Stock that encourages British shoppers to order £70 worth of garments which […]
Britons search for home remedies as lockdown injuries mount
Stay home has become a familiar slogan across the country, though it might be subtitled “stay in shape”. As Britons adjust to a different daily routine, many are taking the opportunity to stay, or get fit. However, many are suffering a few unintended consequences, including personal injuries. Partly it’s a result of taking their allotted […]
What to expect when you book a hotel after the lockdown
Staying at a hotel will not be the same again, not for any time soon. Hoteliers across the globe are assessing how they will manage reopening – specifically how they and their guests comply with physical distancing in the workplace. Stephen Gow, general manager of The Chester Hotel Aberdeen and The Chester Residence in Edinburgh […]
Wedding delayed but Lady Mone now has TV shows in mind
Among those thinking about what might have been, were it not for the lockdown, is lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone, who should have woken this morning as Lady Barrowman. The Scots businesswoman was due to wed her Renfrewshire-born billionaire fiance yesterday (2 May) at the Palace of Westminster. It was billed as a ‘no expense spared’ […]