Back in the 1960’s Colonel Sanders of fried chicken fame allegedly tried to breed chickens with three legs for his restaurants.
The Dept. of Transport had lost control of the HS2 programme and the spiralling costs – £30 billion, then £40 billion.
So can you park your van close to your stall – and as importantly can your Customers park near the Market?
The recent heatwave has got everyone hot under the collar – none more so than MP’s keen to reject a pay RISE.
The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson comes across as pretty credible when making speeches, but he can be let down by his friends. Last month he made a major speech in Parliament to overcome public scepticism and persuade the EU to allow cultivation of Genetically-Modified crops.
Uncertainty ended on 8th May when Council leader Peter Rankin and Jonathan Owen gave Traders a thumbs-up for the future.
Tesco have blamed poor sales on the economic recession but US analysts say that’s wrong.
Retailing is tough and everyone is toughening-up – even the John Lewis Partnership, much-admired owners of Waitrose.
News emerged from the ‘Big Four’ Supermarkets in March – Morrisons are going online and Tesco have bought-into ‘Giraffe’.