Piers Wehner

Index score of 50 indicates growth by the smallest of margins, but some responses were before result

Sales boosted by strong demand for prosecco and pigs in blankets, as well as fifty new stores

Outdoor clothing and equipment store reports record trading in Q4 of 2019

Jamie Oliver and councils among those hit hardest

Romania’s Constanta Casino will be given an £11m makeover to stop it crumbling into the sea

Success of a scheme to repaint drab Scottish council houses could see others towns follow suit

Bellingham in Washington state could outlaw gas heating by 2035

Lowther Estate’s plans to put live-aboard boats on Grasmere are being challenged by locals

Low values represent “huge opportunity” for redevelopment

More CVAs are being use, but are failing to save businesses from administration

10 more could close unless landlords agree lower rents