Lockdown restrictions extended to Preston

Preston has been declared an ‘area of intervention’ following a spike in cases. From midnight it will be included in the restrictions placed on East Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.

The promised staycation boom appears to have been realised, with coastal and country house hoteliers reporting near 100% occupancy for the entirety of August.

Administrators have resigned from overseeing Signature Living’s Coal Exchange hotel and said they are “hopeful the Official Receiver or any subsequent liquidator will be able to achieve a better result for the company’s creditors”.

Following the tragic death of an engineer working on a commercial kitchen appliance, the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) and ceda has issued an advisory notice covering the installation and servicing of electrical equipment.