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December 24
Yuba City
â The Yuba City Early Risers Kiwanis Club will be selling Seeâs candy at the Yuba Sutter Marketplace main entrance, 1215 Colusa Ave., Yuba City, from 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. All proceeds go to benefit the clubâs childrenâs programs.Â
competition aims to encourage an interest in photography and an appreciation of the natural world. thomas scott one four his pigeons, the dispute. pigeons are an underrated bird and i think this. a likely mood and the atmosphere conveys. the panel ofjudges were particularly impressed on those that focus on the animals around us daily, lifting the ordinary to the extraordinary. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there, it‘s very mild today, it‘s also windy and for some parts of the country, very wet as well. this area of cloud has been bringing the wetter weather into western parts of the uk. the weather front driving it is not moving very far today, so it stays wet in scotland,
later today the government will review the tiered system elsewhere in england before announcing any changes tomorrow. one place hoping to move down from tier 3 restrictions is stratford upon avon from where phil mackie sent this report. this is stratford s most famous landmark, the royal shakespeare theatre. with very low infection rates in the town, they d expected to be in tier 2 and open but because other towns and cities nearby had higher rates, it went into tier 3. it was really upsetting. we ve obviously had a very tough year in the performing arts, it s been no exception here in stratford. we normally welcome 1,500 people a night to this amazing complex of theatres. we ve lost 86% of our income, so actually to get to the end of the year, we were just about to open theatres again to audiences in person, and we had to cancel that. so we are going on with work that we can stream online but we haven t been able to have audiences in the building yet, which incredibly upsetting. there
audiences in the building yet, which is incredibly upsetting. there are more swans than people at the moment by the river avon. prospects for the town look as bleak as the weather, unless there is an easing of restrictions. even on a cold, wet december day, stratford would normally have many thousands of visitors, either coming to the theatre or the town s many attractions, but because it s in tier 3, they can t open and the visitors haven t come, which is having a massive effect on the town s economy. the pandemic never seems to end. at the arden hotel, they are getting ready in case they can reopen this weekend, but it may not be worth it, especially if tougher restrictions come back in injanuary. we need to be looking slightly more long term, in terms of understanding what the strategy is for hospitality. we probably need a minister for hospitality to help us manage our way out of what will be a really tough position. the same concerns are being expressed across england. in manchest
so basically, martin will be paid to help nature. but will the grants be enough to keep him in business? i think there s a very real concern throughout the industry that the money available to achieve the objectives of farming for more wildlife is simply not going to be enough for us to deliver successfully because delivering wildlife from a farm is an expensive business. it has been announced that farmers will lose half their former eu grants by 2024 and all of them by 2028. farmers who embrace the new policy and farm sustainably and make space for nature on their farms and who want to improve their profitability so invest in new equipment, they will all benefit from the new policy. there will be incentives for farming sustainably, grants to help space for nature, and grants as well to help farmers buy new equipment. some farmers may object, but the future of britain s