A NEW public sculpture of a snail has been likened to a “giant poo emoji” and branded a huge waste of public money. The Periwinkle Shelter sculpture, which is woven from willow branches, is designed to imitate the tiny sea snail. 5 The work by Two Circles Design was unveiled at the weekendCredit: Brighton Pictures … Read more
A supermarket has been found to be selling a key grocery item for 18 per cent more than its competitors in a price comparison of basic goods. The Manchester Evening News has been tracking the prices of the same eight items at the six main supermarkets since March 2022, including Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons … Read more
A COMPANY which provides the Government with asylum-seeker accommodation is raking in £4.8million per day. It could see Graham King, 57 — boss of Clearsprings Ready Homes — become the immigration industry’s first billionaire. 4 The company that provides the Government with asylum-seeker accommodation is raking in £4.8million per dayCredit: Gary Stone 4 Graham King, … Read more
YOU could slash a huge sum of money off the price of an iPad or Mac with a savvy savings trick. It’s available on gadgets bought via the Apple Store – and millions will be eligible. 3 The entry-level iPad Air gets a £50 price cut if you buy it through Apple’s Education StoreCredit: Apple … Read more
Living in Colorado, for many, means spending a lot of time worrying about how to make the rent or the mortgage — or whether they’ll ever be able to buy a home. Housing costs have been on a long and sometimes sharp climb throughout the state. In Colorado Springs, home prices have risen 119% since … Read more
A PICTURE-PERFECT place to indulge in proper forest bathing, says Lifestyle Editor Catherine Bennion-Pedley. Soaking up the forest views from the Cotswolds will leave you refreshed. 4 Stays at TreeDwellers cost from £220 per night THE LOWDOWN Sitting on 3m-high stilts among towering pine trees and above a floor of ferns are seven beautifully designed … Read more
A COUPLE has been forced to live in a cold, dark tent after becoming homeless – yet they’re still spending £616 a month. Steven Siddall and his partner’s tent is pitched up in a campsite in the Pennine Hills in northern England – with the huge monthly bill including rent and electricity. 7 Steven Siddall … Read more
Valdamar Archuleta built the platform for his long-shot run against U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette to represent Denver in Congress in part on what voters told him they cared about. The first plank of what the Republican hopeful calls his “commitment to Denver” is focused on his strategies for reducing the cost of living — specifically … Read more
IT was once a thriving steel-making hub of industry, but now Middlesbrough has been dubbed “Britain’s sickest town”, where the jobless can go without work for decades. In the home of the calorie-laden ‘Parmo’, nearly a third of the population aged 16 to 64 is neither in work nor looking for a job – around … Read more
One of the top issues on the minds of Colorado voters this election is the cost of living, with about 15% in the ongoing Voter Voices survey by media outlets across the state saying they intend to focus first on the economy as they mark their ballots. Coloradans are concerned about the price of housing, … Read more
