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You and Yours: High Street Rent, Beauty Halls and Food Banks

24/06/2020

High Street Rent, Beauty Halls and Food Banks

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, High Street Rent, Beauty Halls and Food Banks

Beauty halls post-covid, High Street rent day and the rise in the use of food banks.

How will beauty counters in department stores cope with covid rules? Plus the rise in the use of food banks - and will shop owners manage to pay their quarterly rent bill today?

Today is rent day for many traders - one of the 4 days in the year they have to pay the rent on the property they are using. Many business owners are warning they can't afford to make the payment because of the post-Covid lock-down. So what will happen if they don't pay - and what are the wider implications for us all if that happens?

Medical experts are warning against a growing trend of removing freckles at home. You can buy a kit and do it at homes - but doctors say it could leads to long term health issues - and even remove evidence of serious medical issues.

Food bank use has risen during lock-down, so how are the charities meeting demand - and how will they cope with the regular summer increases?

Why some Hermes customers are still waiting for their deliveries after a "computer says no" issue....

And how do beauty halls in department stores cope with the new shopping rules? If they can't put make-up on customers...how do shoppers know if they have got what's right for them?

PRESENTER: Winifred Robinson

PRODUCER: Sam Fenwick

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