10 h. ago What happens when housing supply is driven by markets not Main Street

Home prices in America won’t come down without systemic reform

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9 d. ago Our street was named the ‘Best in Britain’ – now it’s besieged by rats & knife

A STREET once hailed the 'Best in Britain' has since become beseiged by rodents, yobs and rampant litter. Locals in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire say their area is a far cry from the proud community it once was. In 1971, Main Street was named the best in the country by The Mirror. But now, the road...

Politics

1 week ago Energy supplier collapses leaving nearly 24,000 customers affected

Regulator Ofgem has stepped in to protect supply for Tomato Energy’s 15,300 household and 8,400 business customers

Economics

2 w. ago HAMISH MCRAE: Cash is not king for savers as shares offer better return

My feeling is that we are in the early stages of a revival of equity culture, driven in part by the market boom but equally by the apps that make it easy to invest.

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2 w. ago Opticians donate vital items to Wishaw food bank to mark World Homeless Day

The team at Specsavers Wishaw, which is based on the town’s Main Street, have donated multiple bags of non-perishable items – including toiletries, dried pasta, coffee and biscuits – to the Wishaw Community Food Bank.

Society

2 w. ago New homes: even if you build them, there’s no one to buy them

We’re often told housing demand exceeds supply — so why are new homes struggling to be built and bought?

Politics

3 w. ago Cruise control: could a £5 ‘entry’ fee help balance Orkney’s needs with tourist demand?

With tourists outnumbering locals by 20:1, islanders say levy is needed to help protect neolithic sites and maintain public servicesArtisan jewellery, gift and whisky shops crowd the main street of Kirkwall on Orkney. The town even has a new sushi shop, offering bento boxes and matcha cheesecake.Once home to the Viking earls who ruled the islands, Kirkwall has hit it rich: it tops the UK’s charts for cruise ship visits, as American, German and Italian tourists descend on remarkable neolithic sites such as Skara Brae and its medieval cathedral. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Down Cemetery Road to Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole? The seven best shows to stream this week

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in the cracking new thriller from Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, and Jimmy Carr’s new comedy will draw gasps by the minute. Plus: there’s a new Witcher!When a gas main explodes in a quiet Oxford street it initially comes as a merciful respite from the awkward dinner party being hosted by Sarah Tucker (Ruth Wilson). But soon, the fallout from the explosion becomes more disconcerting. Sarah (by day, a bored art historian) turns detective when an attempt to deliver a card to a child injured in the blast drags her into a conspiracy; soon she’s in cahoots with Emma Thompson’s spiky PI Zoe Boehm and getting entirely out of her depth. As befits a thriller adapted from a novel by Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, it’s an enjoyably astringent, increasingly nervy mixture of edgewalking intrigue and unsentimental, pitch-black humour. Apple TV, from Wednesday 29 October Continue reading...

Transport

3 w. ago Plans for alterations at former bank in Bridge of Weir approved by Renfrewshire Council

The changes will take place as the building in Main Street is converted into an office space.

Politics

4 w. ago SNP Government told it can't 'shirk' responsibility for Glasgow homelessness crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Sweeney said Glasgow was struggling due to an inadequate supply of housing that can't meet the demand caused by more liberal SNP homelessness laws.

Politics