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HIGH COUNTRY â To say that summertime in the High Country is one the most important times of the year for the local economy would be an understatement. However, as the summer season looms, many businesses are experiencing an alarming shortage in the available workforce.
Melissa Appleby, who owns and operates Absolute Comfort Hot Tub and Pool Repair alongside her husband, Dave, is one of the numerous High Country business owners who is looking for individuals willing and able to work. Appleby says that the difficulty in hiring new employees has persisted over the past year.
âLast year at this time we had seven people on staff, and as soon as Covid broke out it slowly dwindled away. You just couldnât hire anybody because everybodyâs drawing unemployment. If theyâre drawing $1,000 a week, why would they work for us, you know? Iâve talked to electricians, plumbers and other types of service businesses and itâs the same thing. They canât get any h
6 Apr 2021
In this week s Mercury:
Barnard Castle Town Council has been left in limbo after the employment tribunal panel which awarded £55,000 to the council s former clerk was asked to reconsider its decision
Volunteers have been out in force to ensure the dale is looking its best this spring:
- The Roman Way picnic site, in Barnard Castle has been spruced up
- Friends Allen Jenkins and Barry Parker have planted 2,000 daffodil bulbs to brighten up the Darlington Road entrance to Barney
- Anti-litter campaigner George O Brien as teamed up with toy shop owner Pauline Connelly to launch a litter pick loan hub
well, you know, with he never know what we re going to get. we know there will be decisions on monday and on thursday. there are about 26 cases the court has heard oral arguments about but they haven t decided yet. they have to finish their work by the end of june. so, you know, this is what always happens at the end of the term. a sort of big gush of decisions. the ones we re looking for most closely are very important civil rights cases, one involving the use of race in making college admissions, one involving the voting rights act, the continuation of an important part of the voting rights act and two cases involving same-sex marriage. gentlemen, robert barnes, alan jenkins, good to see you both. thank you for your time. thank you. a report on nelson mandela s latest health crisis. [ male announcer ] you know what happens