Category: Consumer Lifestyle

ARE YOU A LOCKDOWN SAVER OR SPLURGER?

Hands up, I have seen the local Hermes, DPD and Yodel drivers more than I care to admit, since working from home in March… but I do also like to squirrel away money, or much to everyone’s dismay, hold on to gift cards for an eternity, when all I really want is a Dyson Hairydryer…
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REMEMBER, REMEMBER WHEN CROWDS USED TO GATHER?

2020 has been a year like no other! The coronavirus pandemic has seen us all staying inside for months on end, elbow bumps replace hugs and even panic buying of toilet roll and pasta. With the rule of six applying to groups across the whole country, crowds gathering for sports tournaments, festivals and concerts seem…
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HALLOWEEN 2020: ALL TRICK AND NO TREAT?

With traditional trick or treating off the agenda for many in the UK this year, Halloween looks set to be all trick and no treat for many Brits. Or at least, Halloween is likely to be very different for those who like to celebrate in spooktacular style! Despite lockdown measures preventing households mixing, there clearly…
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OPENING DOORS THIS CHRISTMAS

With 2020 running in to the final quarter, it’s pretty fair to say that Christmas feels like it’s approaching far sooner than previously – as we look for a reason to celebrate.  Far from taking each other for granted, a time to reflect, and cherish the people and things we love, while allowing a little…
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ESCAPADE PR ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SMART WORKS READING

Escapade PR is excited to announce that it will partnering with the amazing charity Smart Works, and supporting its Reading branch on a number of its incentives to help women into work, in the Thames Valley area. Who is Smart Works you ask? They are a UK charity who were named Social Action Charity of…
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INSTAGRAM REELS: THE REAL TIKTOK COMPETITOR?

Instagram’s new video feature, Reels is the hot new in app feature looking to offer real (or should I say, reel) competition to video platform, TikTok. Reels, which has been rolling out in more than 50 countries for over a month now has been branded the ‘TikTok clone’ due to the clear similarities it has…
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DID EATING OUT REALLY HELP OUT?

Although many people in the UK became ‘fakeaway’ masters during lockdown, it just wasn’t quite the same as popping to your local fast food joint for that cheeky “double cheese.” The kids were crying out for their happy meals and parents were desperate for a break from the challenges of cooking everyday for the whole…
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FUTUREPROOFING THE LOCAL REVOLUTION

When lockdown was announced in March 2020, Brits went wild in the aisles. In scenes akin to Supermarket Sweep, toilet rolls, pasta and tinned foods flew from the shelves as the nation went into blind panic to stockpile at home. While we might have been struggling to find flour, sugar and baking powder in the…
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