Millhouse Wood Blog

Good Morning!   The winter mornings are kicking in, but with warm days!   Plastic Straws could be banned in England in a year. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched a consultation on the government's plan to ban the distribution and sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds. The government is hoping to introduce the ban between October next year and October 202... Read More

Good Morning!   The weather has been very wild over the weekend, but warm!   It has been revealed that Contactless payments have become more popular than Chip-and-Pin card transactions for the first time in the UK. Payment processing company Worldpay said it happened in June, when 51% of in-store card transactions were contactless, rising to 52% in July. Analysis of the Company's dat... Read More

Hello!   The cold weather is definitely beginning to step in- 2º this morning!   Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4m by the City watchdog over a cyber attack on the lender, which could have been 'largely avoidable'. The FinancialConduct Authority (FCA) said deficiencies at the bank had left account holders vulnerable to an incident which bagged cyber criminals £2.26m. T... Read More