Archives for August 2017
40 years ago the National Association of Street Clubs-NASC-actively campaigned to unite all rod and custom enthusiasts throughout the UK. The-NASC-National Association of Street Clubs was eventually founded by a group of enthusiasts in 1974 and is still going strong today. The NASC has now expanded to encompass the Street Rod, Custom, American and Drag Racing fraternities,
Wilko, formerly known as Wilkinsons, is looking to cut nearly 4000 jobs due to rising costs and difficult trading. It is consulting with 3900 Wilko employees about shop staffing roles with the help of the GMB union about stripping out a level of supervision roles across its stores throughout the UK. This will allow for
Supermarket to stop selling ‘single-use’ bags but will offer customers ‘bags for life’ costing 10p. Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, hopes the move will cut bag sales, reducing litter and the amount of waste sent to landfill. The move starts at the end of the month following a ten week trial in Aberdeen, Dundee and
The Annual Preston,Ridlington and Wing Annual Flower Show 2017 was a huge success despite the recent weather. Chairman, Mr Dave Stewardson, said the exhibits were of a very high standard in spite of the recent weather, giving the judges a very difficult task selecting the winners of each class. This year the number of exhibits
The building that will be providing a new home for the Visions Children’s Centre will arrive next week as work to relocate the service next to Oakham Library nears completion. The work on a joint library and children’s centre project began at the start of this year, combining the much needed refurbishment of Oakham Library