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Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh said B&Q’s decision to cut allowances despite the National Living Wage coming in on 1 April could see some salaries fall in real terms. Source: Garden1

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is installing in a new concession located in Thirsk Garden Centre, North Yorkshire, bringing five new jobs to the area. Source: Garden1

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is installing in a new concession located in Thirsk Garden Centre, North Yorkshire, bringing five new jobs to the area. Source: Garden1

A new promotion video for orchids: ‘Discover the amazing colours of orchids’ has been posted on YouTube last week. by a group of Dutch growers. Source: Garden1

There was disappointment over glyphosate vote postponement in Europe this week, that would have extended use of the weedkiller from this year. Source: Garden1

There was disappointment over a glyphosate vote postponement in Europe this week, that would have extended use of the weedkiller from this year. Source: Garden1

There was disappointment over a glyphosate vote postponement in Europe this week, that would have extended use of the weedkiller from this year. Source: Garden1

Large and small, old and new garden centres such as Fairways, can be built on Green Belt land if the right advice is given says Malcolm Scott Consultants. Source: Garden1

Kelkay has launched new pumps and lights to further enhance the company’s water feature brands easyfountain and Henri. Source: Garden1

In the past five years there has been a 20 per cent increase in restaurants (excluding coffee shops, fast food takeaways, sandwich shops and fish and chip shops) says Malcolm Scott Consultants, but does this mean a risk for garden centres? Source: Garden1

The former Toys R Us man Roger Mclaughlan will focus on IT, customer service, younger customers and retail standards, according to analysts. Source: Garden1

The former Toys R Us man Roger Mclaughlan will focus on IT, customer service, younger customers and retail standards, according to industry watchers. Source: Garden1

Garden giftware company Fallen Fruits is set to open one of its largest ‘shop within a shop’ display areas at Van Hage garden centre’s flagship store in Hertfordshire. Source: Garden1

John Lewis Partnership profit before tax before exceptional items was down 10.9 per cent to £305.5m in the year to 31 January 2016, but horticulture sales were not to blame. Source: Garden1

Sunday trading extensions have failed to get through the legislative process after the SNP and Tory rebels voted down the bill. Source: Garden1

A Cornish clean energy company has been fined after a worker fell through a fragile garden centre roof while installing solar panels. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres announced today that it has appointed Roger Mclaughlan, formerly managing director of Toys’R’Us, as chief executive officer. Source: Garden1

Neville Stein has led a Retail Business Improvement Scheme (RBIS) tour to Northern Ireland and North Dublin. Source: Garden1

Neville Stein has led a Retail Business Improvement Scheme (RBIS) tour to Northern Ireland and North Dublin. Source: Garden1

Scottish National Party MPs will oppose government plans to introduce changes to Sunday trading in England and Wales, to protect the rights of workers in Scotland – but the move could lead to Tory rebels voting for extensions because they do not want the Bill to fail thanks to the sNP. Source: Garden1