A beautician from Kettering says she is disappointed and frustrated by the lack of support for her small business. Laura Jane 23, who works at the Aura beauty clinic in Market Harborough, feels she has been disregarded in the Coronavirus Self-employment Income Support Scheme. The Government claimed she was ineligible for a grant because her partner is a primary school teacher on full pay. ‘‘It’s not fair that because my partner is still earning I have been unable to receive my grant. I am a hard working therapist and will not be in work for a long time so I…
Author: Hussein Yusuf
A 27 -year-old masters graduate has teamed up with his mum to open a new takeaway business in Northampton. Yasser Osman and his mother – known as Yuma, which means grandmother in Arabic – work closely together to sell fresh and delicious Middle Eastern & East African foods. The pair first began selling from the kitchen of their three bedroomed home in the Upper Mounts area. However due to increase in customers have had to move to a fully equipped kitchen on Talbot Road, where they open from Tuesday to Sunday. Yuma’s ‘2 on 2 ‘burger with a portion of…
Additional reporting by Jovita Stroylte Students at Birmingham City University have reacted to the ban of love story, Blue Story, across Vue cinemas in the UK. Six teenagers and a 19 year old man have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting police. Violence broke out at the Vue cinema at Star City Birmingham, following a disturbance at the screening of the new Disney movie, Frozen 2. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon after a group of teenagers armed with knives and machetes began rioting. It is believed that the incident is related to the release of the film Blue…