Month: December 2021

That's according to the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector has sped up for the second month in a row despite squeezed supply chains, new data has shown. A survey of manufacturers found they revved up their output for the 18th month running in November. However, while the sector has been growing for months, the rate of expansion has been weighed down recently. It was only […]

That's according to data from the Nationwide Annual house price growth hit 10% in November, according to an index. The increase marked an acceleration from 9.9% growth in October, Nationwide Building Society said. Prices rose by 0.9% month on month, taking the average UK property value to £252,687. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “House prices are now almost 15% above the level prevailing in March last year when the […]

That's according to the National Trust Gale force winds as Storm Arwen hit the UK brought down thousands of trees, including “irreplaceable” specimens, the National Trust has said. The conservation charity said the full extent of the damage caused by the storm was still being assessed, but restoration was likely to cost at least £3 million. More than 50 trees were uprooted at the Trust’s Bodnant Garden in North Wales, […]