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Harts of Stur welcomed a special guest on Friday (July 5) when Simon Price, owner of cutlery and silverware supplier Arthur Price, paid a surprise visit to the Dorset store to congratulate managing director Philip Hart on his retirement. Presenting Philip with a salver especially engraved for the occasion, Simon …

Clarion Events, the organiser of the upcoming Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival, has revealed its ‘most inspiring speaker line-up to date’. The show, which will take place from July 14 to July 17 across the Harrogate Convention Centre and the grounds of the Majestic Hotel in the North Yorkshire spa …

‘Barbecue bandits’ are on the rise as thieves take advantage of a growing trend for garden gadgets, according to John Lewis. The Crime Survey for England and Wales, published by the ONS (Office for National Statistics), reveals the number of thefts from outside people’s homes jumped from 483,000 in 2017 …

To celebrate Glastonbury going single-use plastic-free for the first time in its 49-year history, inspired by the continued ‘Blue Planet II’ effect, BBC Studios joined forces with the festival’s organiser to globally launch its new series ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’ which is set to premiere later this year on BBC …

Revellers heading for this week’s Glastonbury Festival, which kicked off on Wednesday (June 27) and runs to Sunday (June 30), have been preparing for all types of weather by snapping up reusable water bottles and lashings of sun cream –along with wellington boots and high-end camping gear, according to the …

Britain’s ‘Queen of Craft’ Kirstie Allsopp returns to the small screen next month with a new 15-part daytime series. ‘Kirstie’s Celebrity Craft Masters’ starts on Monday July 1 at 5pm on Channel 4. In the show, Kirsty is on a mission to share her love of all things handmade with …

Channel 4 has commissioned a new 60-minute documentary about celebrity cook Jamie Oliver entitled: ‘20 Years of the Naked Chef: ‘Jamie Bares All’. The broadcaster said: ‘It’s been 20 years since Jamie Oliver exploded onto our screens and into our homes with [his TV series] ‘The Naked Chef’ and gave culinary culture …

Overall attendance at the Exclusively Shows 2019, held last week in London, rose by just over 5% fuelled by ‘a relatively new breed of visitors to the show: the influencers and consumer press’, according to the Shows’ owner and organiser BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association). The co-located trade shows …

Groupe SEB UK has promoted Will Yates to the role of commercial director of its three ‘power brands’: Tefal, KRUPS and Rowenta. The housewares supplier said: ‘Will joined Groupe SEB in January 2016 as sales director and during his tenure the business has successfully launched a number of high profile …

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