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Recr ui t mentNow
Evenwi t houtl ockdown,ourr eact i ont oCOVI D19 woul dhavedamagedt heeconomy Publ i cbehavi ouri nr esponset ot hepandemi cwoul dhavenegat i vel y i mpact edt heeconomy ,evenwi t houtal ockdown,f i ndsnewr esear ch f r om BINor wegi anBusi nessSchool . Associ at ePr of essorLei fAnder sThor sr ud,andcol l eagues,anal ysed dai l yt r ansact i onandauct i ondat af r om t heNor wegi anhousi ngmar ket andt hei rf i ndi ngssuggestt hatconcer nsar oundt henegat i veeconomi cef f ect sofgover nmentact i ont hr oughl ockdownsi nEur opemay havebeenexagger at ed.Theyl ookedi nt ohowmar ketpar t i ci pant sr eact edt ot henewsofCOVI D19bef or eandaf t erl ockdown,andaf t er par t i alr eopeni ngoft heeconomy ,andf oundt hathal foft he COVI Dr el at edpr i cef al li nt heNor wegi anhousi ngmar ketoccur r ed bef or el ockdown. Thepr i cef al lbef or el ockdownmeansmar ketpar t i ci pant sr eact edvol unt ar i l yt onewsoft hepandemi cwel lbef or egover nmentact i onf or ced t hem t odoso.Thi si ndi cat esavol unt ar ybehavi ouref f ectbef or el ockdownf ol l owedbyanaddi t i onalpol i cyef f ectaf t erl ockdown.I nf act , gover nmentact i onmayhavehel ped,r at hert hanhar med,t heeconomybycoor di nat i ngact i onandr educi nguncer t ai nt yamongmar ket par t i ci pant s. Fol l owi ngl ockdowns,t hepr edomi nantvi ewwast hatpol i cyi nt er vent i onadver sel yaf f ect edt heeconomy .Theser esul t sf i ndt hatt heeconomywoul dal wayshavebeenadver sel yaf f ect ed,evenwi t houtchange i npol i cy ,duet ovol unt ar ybehavi ourf r om t hepubl i c.
Pr of .Thor sr udsays: “ Thespr eadofCOVI D19i nNor wayandpol i cyi nt er vent i onsi sr epr esent at i veofmuchofWest er nEur ope.I nt hedaysl eadi ngupt ot he l ockdown,par ent skeptchi l dr enhomef r om school ,r ef r ai nedf r om usuall ei sur eact i vi t i es,andsomecompani esaskedempl oyeest owor k f r om home.TheNor wegi angover nmentt henor der edal ockdowni n Mar ch.Empl oyeeswer eor der edt owor kf r om home,school swer e cl osed,andnonessent i albusi nesseswer eshutdown.Theseact i ons ar ever ysi mi l art omanyEur opeancount r i es,i ncl udi ngt heUK.Thus, eveni ft heNor wegi anhousi ngmar keti ssmal li nt hewor l deconomy ,i t mayst i l lbeusef ulasamar ketl abor at or yf orst udyi ngef f ect soft he pandemi candgover nmentpol i ci es. � Al so,al t houghanal ysi sf ocusedont hehousi ngmar ket ,t hef i ndi ngs canbeappl i edel sewher eashousi ngmar ket si ncl udecomponent s f r om ot hermar ket s:Aphysi calcomponenti ni nspect i ngt hehouse,a di gi t alcomponentofadver t i si ngonl i neandvi r t ualt our s,af i nanci al component ,andal uxur ycomponentduet ohousequal i t yandl ocat i on si gnal l i ngst at us.Thi smakest hef i ndi ngsappl i cabl ef orunder st andi ng devel opment si not hermar ket si nNor wayandabr oad. Thesef i ndi ngswer epubl i shedasawor ki ngpaperbyOsl oMetHousi ngLab. Formor ei nf or mat i on,acopyoft her esear chpaper ,ort ospeakwi t h Pr of essorLei fAnder sThor sr ud,pl easecont actKyl eGr i zzel lf r om Bl ueSkyPRon07904706136orkyl e@bl ueskypr . com Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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Li ghtupourst r eet sNOW f ort heNHS t hi s Chr i st mas Char t edHor t i cul t ur i st ,br oadcast erandf ounderoft heI l l umi nat i onSt r eetcampai gn,Davi dDomoney ,ur gesBr i t st o“ Li ghtupourst r eet sNOW f ort heNHS t hi sChr i st mas” .Ouri ncr edi bl eNHSwor ker shavebeenwor ki ngl ongshi f t si n t hei rbat t l et okeepussaf ef r om Cor onavi r usandwi l lbecont i nui ngt odoso overwi nt er .So,I ’ m encour agi ngBr i t onst oputt hecheerbacki nt oChr i st mas andbr i ght enupourst r eet s.Thi syearl et ’ sdoi tf ort heNHS,ouremer gency ser vi ces,t hedel i ver ydr i ver s,f oodr et ai l er sandal lkeywor ker st obr i ngsome l i ghtt ot hei rl i vesandourst r eet s. COVI D19hasdi sr upt edourl i vesi nwayswenevert houghtpossi bl e.Fr om nat i onall ockdownst of ur l oughschemes,t hei mpactofcor onavi r usont henat i on’ swel l bei ngcannotbeunder st at ed.Manyofushaveadapt edt owor ki ng f r om home,whi chdoeshavei t sposi t i ves,butevenwi t ht echnol ogyhel pi ngus t ost ayconnect ed,t hel ossofhumancont actcanbedevast at i ng. However ,t her ei sst i l lhope,ast hef est i veseasoni sknownt obr i ngj oyt ot he wor l dandal t hought hi syearhasbeendi f f i cul tt opr edi ctwhathappensnext , t her e’ sonet hi ngt hat ’ sf orsur e,andt hati sChr i st masi scomi ng. AsBr i t i shSummerTi mehasended,andourdayl i ghthour sar eget t i ngshor t er ,l eavi nguswi t hdar kandcosyeveni ngs,wear eget t i ngcl osert ot hef est i ve seasonandt hej oyi tbr i ngs.Domoneyadded“ Tr adi t i onal l y ,manyofusputup ourChr i st masl i ght satt heendofNovemberorst ar tofDecember ,butt hi s year ,we’ veseenst or i esofpeopl eput t i ngupt hei rdecor at i onsear l y ,i nf actas ear l yasOct ober ,t ogetaheadst ar tont hef est i vef eel i ng” .
Andwhatbet t erwayt ol i ghtupourpat ht ot hef est i veseasont hanbybr i ght eni ngupourst r eet sandupl i f t i ngournei ghbour hoodswi t hl i ght i ngdi spl ayst hat spr eadj oy?Let ’ sshowoursuppor tandgr at i t udef ort heNHSandot herkeywor ker st hant ol i ghtupt hei rj our neyhome.Thi sChr i st masl et ’ st r ansf or m our communi t i esi nt omer r ybeaconsofl i ghtt ospr eadhopeandj oy .Spr uceup yourdoor way ,wi ndowsandf r ontgar denswi t hdi spl ayst hatwi l laddsomef est i vecheert oyourst r eetandmakeourkeywor ker ssmi l e. Davi dadded“ I ’ veal waysf el tt hatChr i st masi sabeaconofhopet hatl i ght sup t henat i ondur i ngt hecol d,dar kwi nt ermont hs.Andf orNHSst af fandkeywor ker s,howni cewoul di tbet oseet hei rj our neyhomebr i ght l yl i taf t eral ongshi f t ? I t ’ st hi sf eel i ngt hati nspi r edmet ocr eat eI l l umi nat i onSt r eet . ” I l l umi nat i onSt r eetgi vespeopl et heoppor t uni t yt oshowcaset hei ri ncr edi bl eef f or t sandencour agepeopl eout door s.Theai m oft hecampai gni st oi nspi r et he Br i t i shpubl i ct ocel ebr at et heChr i st masspi r i tbycr eat i ngspect acul ardi spl ays. Davi dsays,“ Lastyearwesawst unni ngdi spl ayswhi chwer ear ealt est ament t ocommuni t yspi r i t ,andwehavehi ghhopesf ort hi syearbecausewehave seent hepowert hatcommuni t i eshavewhent heycomet oget her .We’ vepr evi ousl yseencommuni t ygar denst r ansf or medf r om gr owi nghavenst oSant a’ s gr ot t oandf r ontgar denst ur nedi nt owi nt erwonder l ands. ” Headds,“ Wehaveseent hecount r yt ur nt ot hei rgar densf orr espi t eand sol acet hi ssummerdur i ngl ockdown,sowhynotcont i nuet hati nt ot hewi nt er ?” Andt hankst ot hegener osi t yoft heBr i t i shGar denCent r esgr oup,Iam abl et o awar dpr i zest ot hosest unni ngdi spl ayst hatl i f tourcommuni t i es. Useyourgar denst ocr eat eaf est i vedi spl ayofcol ourandl i ghtandbei nwi t h t hechanceofwi nni ngashar eof£5, 000wor t hofBr i t i shGar denCent r esgr oup gi f tvoucher s.I l l umi nat i onSt r eetent r i esopenon1stNovemberandcl oseat mi dni ghton13t hDecember .
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Excl usi veTechnol ogy
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Copi ngwi t hBer eavement I TV REPORT I NTO TRUE COST OFFUNERALS HI GHLI GHTS NOW I S THE TI ME FOR CHANGE Al t er nat i veOpt i onsBecomi ngI ncr easi ngl yPopul ar Ani nvest i gat i onconduct edbyI TV’ sToni ghtpr ogr amme i nt ot heTr ueCostofFuner al shasquest i onedwhet her t heer aoft het r adi t i onalf uner ali sover . Thepr ogr amme,ai r edl astni ght( Thur sday1stOct ober ) , waspr ompt edbyt heever r i si ngcostoff uner al sandt he i nconsi st entandexcessi vepr i ci ngf orf uner aland cr emat i onser vi cesacr osst heUKwi t hf uner alpover t y bei ngatanal l t i mehi gh. I ti sanotanewsi t uat i onandi ndeedhasl ongbeena subj ectofdebat e,mor er ecent l yt r i gger i ngamovet o al t er nat i veopt i ons,whi cht heI TVToni ghtt eam r eveal ed ar ebecomi ngi ncr easi ngl ypopul ar . Onesuchopt i oni sdi r ectcr emat i onwher et hedeceased i scol l ect ed,car edf or ,andt hencr emat edwi t houta ser vi ceormour ner spr esent–of f er i nggr i evi ngf ami l i es anaf f or dabl eandl i ber at i ngal t er nat i ve. I thi tt heheadl i neswhent hesi ngerandmusi ci anDavi d Bowi ef amousl yopt edf oradi r ectcr emat i onoverat r adi t i onalf uner al ,af t erwhi chacel ebr at i onofhi sl i f ewashel donabeachi nBal iwher ehi sasheswer escat t er ed. Pur eCr emat i on| ht t ps: / / pur ecr emat i on. co. uk| ,t heUK’ sl eadi ngdi r ectcr emat i onpr ovi der hasbeenr eshapi ngt hef uner all andscapesi ncei twasest abl i shedi n2015. I nani nt er vi ewwi t ht heI TVToni ghtt eam,t hecompany’ scof ounderandCust omerExper i enceDi r ect orCat her i nePowel lsai d:“ Wear eseei ngmor eandmor epeopl ecomi ng t oussayi ngt heywantt ospendasl i t t l easpossi bl e,t ocel ebr at eal ovedone’ sl i f ebut notwast emoneyont hef r i l l s. “ Ti mesar echangi ng.Weddi ngshavechangedbeyondal lr ecogni t i onandIt hi nkwear e goi ngt oseet hatwi t hf uner al st oowher epeopl ear emor ewi l l i ngt osepar at et hecr emat i onf r om t hef ar ewel l . ” Rel easef r om Cent ur yPR
Cat her i newasal sokeent ost r esst hati ti snotj ustaquest i onofcost ,butbel i evest hatt he gr owt hi ndemandf ort hi sst yl eofser vi cei sdownt omor epr of oundandhumanf act or s-a desi r et ot r ul ycel ebr at ewhatmadesomeonespeci al ,andt hi swi l lchanget hef uner al l andscapef or ever . Davi dBowi e’ schoi ce,shesai d,putt obedt hemi sconcept i ont hatdi r ectcr emat i onwasa ‘ poorman’ schoi ce’ . Costt r anspar encyt oowasf oundt obeakeypoi ntofcont ent i on.APar l i ament ar yenqui r y l edbyf or merMPLor dFr ankFi el di n2016r eveal edt hatonl yei ghtpercentpeopl e shoppedar oundwhensel ect i ngaf uner aldi r ect orandwer esel dom askedwhatt heycoul d af f or d.Fur t heraspar tofi t scur r enti nvest i gat i oni nt ot hef uner ali ndust r yt heCompet i t i on &Mar ket sAut hor i t yhasi ncl udedar ecommendat i oni ni t si nt er i mr epor twhi chdemands t r anspar encyf r om al lf uner aldi r ect or sandcr emat or i aonpr i ci ngandowner shi p. Pur eCr emat i ont akest hevi ewt hatever yf uner alpr ovi derser vesvul ner abl ecust omer s, wi t hahi gherdut yofcar et hanot herbusi nesseswheni tcomest ocl earpr i ci ngandser vi ce i nf or mat i on,andassuchhavebeendi spl ayi ngpr i cesoni t swebsi t eandl i t er at ur esi ncei t f i r stopenedi t sdoor s. Cat her i nesai d:“ Thepr ovi si onofqual i t yofcar eandt heut mostdi gni t yt oourcl i ent si sembeddedi nPur eCr emat i on’ sDNA. “ Adi r ectcr emat i onal l owsf ami l i est omar kt hepassi ngoft hei rl ovedonesi nt hei rownt i me andi nt hei rownway ,of t eni napl acet hathol dsver ydearmemor i es. “ I tal sohel psavoi dt hef i nanci alst r essbyt ai l or i ngt hewhol ef ar ewel lt ot hei rbudget .Too manypeopl egeti nt odebtwhent heyar r angeat r adi t i onalf uner albecauset heydon’ tant i ci pat ehowmuchal lt heext r aswi l lcost . “ Ourl i ves,bel i ef sandper sonal i t i esar ehugel ydi ver se,yett r adi t i onalf uner alser vi cesso of t endon’ tr ef l ectt hi s.Thankf ul l yt hi si snowbegi nni ngt ochange,andwear epr oudt obe att hef or ef r ontoft hi st r ansf or mat i on. ” Cat her i necof oundedPur eCr emat i onwi t hf uner aldi r ect orhusbandBr yani nr esponset o demandf orsi mpl eser vi ceswi t ht r anspar entpr i ci ng.Pur eCr emat i onof f er st hesameaf f or dabl epackage,f r om £1, 195acr osst heUKi ncl udi ngNor t her nI r el and. Thecompanyt akescar eoft hedeceased,ar r angesar espect f ulcr emat i on,andhanddel i ver st heashesaf t er war dsor ,al t er nat i vel y ,f ami l i escanchooset oscat t ert heashesat Pur eCr emat i on’ sChar l t onPar kCr emat or i um nearAndover ,Hampshi r e.
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Wi nt erHomeI mpr ovement s
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