SHOPS and businesses across Craven reopened their doors last week after the government moved to step two of its roadmap to recovery out of the coronavirus pandemic. Pub gardens and non-essential shops can now open - as part of the next stage of easing lockdown rules. Hairdressers and nail salons, libraries, indoor gyms and community centres have also been able to open from April 12. It’s been a tough time for independent businesses across the district, but the sense of relief and excitement surrounding the reopening has been palpable. Craven District Council’s Reopening High Streets Safely campaign, which has been funded by the EU, is urging shoppers to come back support their local businesses, but also to be sensible and do their bit to stop the spread of Covid.
Courtauld were victorious in BBC University Challenge courtesy BBC
It was fingers on buzzers and reputations on the line as two of the British art world’s top establishments the Courtauld Institute of Art and Goldsmiths College slugged it out in the first round of a special Christmas edition of the BBC quiz show University Challenge. On the Courtauld team was Turner prizewinning artist Jeremy Deller, who graduated with a BA in art history in 1988, and who was representing his alma mater alongside fellow alumni: the Design Museum director Tim Marlow, the writer and poet Lavinia Greenlaw and their team captain, the writer and publisher Jacky Klein.