Mary Stubberfield You don’t have to be religious to know that it’s a good idea to keep one day a week free from most distractions, and get some rest. Keep Sunday Special is a campaign that asks us to (when we can) not go shopping on Sundays. Not always possible, but if you’re organised enough,…
indie shops
how to avoid becoming a ‘clone town’
DolceLoca Clone towns are where the area is unique, the buildings are unique, and the shops are unique. The city has preserved its identity, and knows exactly who it is and why it is there. Compare that with a clone town, which increasingly is what we have here. Not so many years ago, the typical…
innovative ideas to save your local bookstore
image England thankfully still has lots of good indie bookstores, but many have gone to the wall in recent years. It’s not all Amazon’s fault (they do offer one of the few places you can get next-day delivery for a last-minute gift). But overall, the company has not fared well for indie bookshops. One reason…
reusable cups & bowls (for food service)
RECUP is an innovative reusable food packaging system for restaurants and other food service businesses. Based in Germany, it has over 20,000 outlets in the country using its attractive food bowls and cups, which are given to customers, who then receive their deposit back, on returning on the next visit. If used en-masse, this system could…