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Christmas 2020

  • Odeon sees Christmas boom as Avatar 2 lures Brits back to the big screen

    BOX OFFICE

    Odeon, the UK’s largest cinema chain, welcomed over a million viewers during Christmas thanks to the much anticipated Avatar sequel. Cinemas in the UK have started 2023 on a high note after two rough years, according to new numbers released by Odeon. The return of viewers to the big screen was credited to the release [...]

  • Pinot Noir: Why this classy grape should be your christmas wine

    christmas wine

    There is something special about Pinot Noir. Beloved the world over, it has been referred to as “the heart break grape” due to its exacting demands on those growing it. It was immortalised in the film Sideways by the lead character’s impassioned speech: “Pinot needs constant care and attention, you know? And in fact, it [...]

  • Amazon and eBay: 10 out of 12 Christmas lights sold are a fire hazard

    Lights Out!

    Testing by  consumer group, Which? revealed that 10 out of 12 Christmas lights sold on Amazon do not meet UK electrical equipment safety regulations.  The consumer group tested under £15 Christmas lights sold on both eBay and Amazon, finding that most of them are dangerous for household use, and may cause a fire. Responding to [...]

  • ‘Big, big shortage’ of turkeys for Christmas

    November 29, 2022

    Press Association Consumers have been warned of a “big, big shortage” of British free range turkeys this Christmas with half already dead due to bird flu. Half of the free range turkeys produced for Christmas in the UK have already been killed in the bird flu epidemic, British Poultry Council chief executive Richard Griffiths told [...]

  • The history of your Christmas dinner, from steamed sheep’s head to traditional turkey

    December 25, 2020

    This year will be a Christmas like no other for many of us. Sadly, there are going to be some people who won’t get to spend it with the ones they love. But whether you are with your close family or on your own, food can help bring a bit of joy to the festive [...]

  • Festive cocktails, whether you’re fully stocked or the cupboard’s bare

    December 23, 2020

    What a short-lived foray back into the great restaurants, bars and pubs of London that was! Like many restaurateurs and publicans across the country, I don’t mind being told to close my venue for the good of the nation (although there is still no evidence that hospitality contributes significantly more than other sectors to the [...]

  • Priti Patel urges public to change Christmas plans

    December 17, 2020

    The home secretary has urged the British public to change their Christmas plans in a bid to limit “people-to-people contact that leads to the spread of this virus”. “I would urge people to change their plans. I won’t be seeing my parents this Christmas. They live in a different part of the country and I [...]

  • Michael Gove to hold Covid Christmas talks with devolved nations over ‘rethink’

    December 16, 2020

    Talks over the plans to relax coronavirus restrictions over the Christmas period will continue today amid concerns that doing so could lead to a surge in cases of the disease. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove will continue to lead negotiations with representatives from the UK’s devolved administrations, having failed to reach agreement yesterday. Under the [...]

  • Bushmills’ Causeway Collection is the perfect Christmas dram

    December 15, 2020

    Bushmills has the largest collection of single malt whiskey on the island of Ireland. From its 400,000 or so barrels, Master Blender Helen Mulholland has been carefully monitoring the development of select casks to create their new Causeway Collection. Helen began working at the Bushmills distillery as an intern in the early 1990s, and during [...]

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