If the town’s over-budget marine defences are supposed to inspire confidence, they don’t. That’s why people and sailors there are very worried, so much so they’ve even named a new harbour build-up as ...

In 2005, Sears Holdings was one of the largest retailers in the world with more than 3,400 Sears and KMart locations combined. But as 2025 comes to an end, Sears operates just five locations, having ...

Supermarkets across the UK will be adjusting their opening hours on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31), meaning many will close earlier than usual. Many people will undoubtedly be scrambling to ...

Every year there seems to be more depressing news about Leicester city centre. In 2022 the Sainsbury's in Humberstone Gate shut, the next year the historic market was closed and stalls moved to Green ...

Health services in Northern Ireland faced “difficult problems” in 2005, with a senior civil servant warning that the pressures will “become even more acute over the coming years”. However, the author ...

A raft of major UK retail and hospitality brands shut down stores across the UK this year, with other high street mainstays closing their doors for good. It came amid a backdrop of pressure on ...

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Boxing Day is fast approaching, and as many Brits look to carry out a bit of post-Christmas shopping, knowing which shops are open and closed is vital to avoid disappointment. A number of stores have ...