Greggs announce plans for Stirling re-opening

New figures from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) have revealed that 24,348 jobs have already been lost across insolvent UK retailers, with experts from the organisation warning this is just the tip of the iceberg.It also revealed that 31,628 jobs are still at risk of being permanently axed at retailers, with many still expected to permanently close some stores.Experts said this represents almost 56,000 retail workers who have been impacted by retail administrations, which is already higher

The government has announced how it is going to "protect" the future of the arts in Britain along with investment for young people in dealing with the aftermath of coronavirus.It is to provide a £1.57bn support package for museums, galleries and theatres, while more than £100m is to be invested in traineeships for 18-24-year-olds.Chancellor Rishi Sunak will confirm the expenditure in a mini budget on Wednesday as he unveils the county's economic strategy going forward amid the pandemic.Venues

coronavirus”.The support package, which was announced today (July 5), will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money marks the biggest one-off investment in UK culture and follows other measures taken to help companies, institutions and organisations survive during the pandemic, including loans, business rate holidays and the coronavirus job retention scheme.

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Sausage roll fans rejoice as Greggs has announced that 11 Lanarkshire branches will open their doors once again this week.The firm previously carried out a health and safety trial at a number of stores in the North East of England amid the coronavirus pandemic.Following the success of the trial, the fast food retailer has announced plans to reopen 800 stores for takeaway only - 200 of which are in Scotland - across the UK tomorrow (Thursday, June 18).Branches set to open in Lanarkshire include

Greggs has announced that 70 Scots branches will open their doors once again this week. The firm previously carried out a health and safety trial at a number of stores in the North East of England amid the coronavirus pandemic.

coronavirus  pandemic. Following the success of the trial, the fast food retailer has announced plans to reopen 800 stores for takeaway only across the UK on Thursday, June 18.A limited menu will be available for customers, which will feature firm favourites such as the sausage roll, steak bakes and sausage, bean and cheese melts.Social distancing measures will be implemented across all stores to help keep customers and workers safe.

"The health and safety of our colleagues and customers is our priority and for this reason we have put in the time and effort to make a thorough assessment of all shops."Although we will open with a reduced range, this will be a significant step in us helping the nation get back up and running and serving the communities that we operate in." The full list of stores in Greater Manchester is below, or you can see all 800 across the UK here.

Staff have been furloughed since May. Unite is also campaigning to get the Scottish and UK Government to bring forward sector specific support packages for the wider aviation, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors.

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