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You and Yours: Nightclub closures, University students, Dementia sweets

18/09/2020

Nightclub closures, University students, Dementia sweets

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Nightclub closures, University students, Dementia sweets

With increased Covid restrictions being put in place, will the nightclub industry survive?

The Night Time Industry Association has warned of a “financial Armageddon” for its members, with 754,000 jobs at risk as many nightclubs and gig venues remain shut.

With increased Covid restrictions recently being put into place, and many nightclubs still unable to open and operate the way in which they're use to, the future seems bleak for the night time economy. The Night Time Industry Association has warned of a “financial Armageddon” for its members, with 754,000 jobs at risk as many nightclubs and gig venues remain shut. So will the nightclub industry be able to survive these newest round of restrictions?

A record number of 18 year olds applied for university this year, and this week they are finally starting to move into their chosen halls.
Their experience, however, will be completely different to any previous year as due to Covid as socialising is limited and teaching will be mainly carried out online.
Fees, however, will stay the same, totalling on average around £9,250 a year. We speak to two students starting university whether they feel as if this year will be worth it.

There are almost 5 million self employed people in the UK at present. As the Government's furlough scheme comes to an end next month - many people could find themselves out of work, but could it for some prove to be an opportunity or even a new start? We hear from two people who decided, after losing their jobs, to go it alone.

Almost 40% of acute admissions to hospitals amongst elderly people are found to be seriously dehydrated. In particular, many of those with dementia have lost the sensation of thirst and forget to drink. However one young entrepreneur, after a personal experience with his grandmother, decided to develop a new jelly sweet that helps keep people hydrated. We speak to 26 year old Lewis Hornby about it.

The governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme, designed to kick-start the hospitality industry after lockdown has also strengthen high street retail sales. The volume of UK retail sales rose 0.8 % per cent in August compared with the previous month, according to data released from the Office for National Statistics.
But as footfall on the high-street in the last few weeks has declined has consumer confidence faded away since the end of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

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