{"id":18679,"date":"2020-06-16T21:41:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T20:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18679"},"modified":"2020-06-16T21:41:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T20:41:54","slug":"council-supports-local-retailers-as-they-get-back-to-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/06\/council-supports-local-retailers-as-they-get-back-to-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Supports Local Retailers as they get Back to Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has given a helping hand to local businesses as they prepare to reopen following Covid-19. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Tuesday 16th June, hundreds of packs containing social distancing posters, masks, hand sanitisers, advice leaflets, visors and much more have been distributed to small independent retailers across the towns of Antrim, Ballyclare, Crumlin, Glengormley and Randalstown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/press-7-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18681\" width=\"403\"\/><figcaption>Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Alderman John Smyth presents business pack to Lorraine McConnell, Joli, Ballyclare.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The packs help retailers introduce social distancing measures as well as providing advice and support from the Council on getting back to business. This initiative is part of Council\u2019s Business Resilience and Revival Package which to date, has included a number of online business workshops and webinars. Topics include Innovation and Changing Work Practices, Re-Opening with the Greatest Impact and a Complete Guide to E-Commerce.<br><br>Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Alderman John Smyth said, \u201cBusinesses throughout our Borough have been hit hard by the current pandemic and it is important they reopen safely. The Council is assisting businesses to get back up and running and I would encourage business owners to avail of the support and help available. I would also take this opportunity to ask everyone to show their support for these businesses and Shop Local over the forthcoming weeks to revitalise our towns and commercial centres.\u201d<br><br>If you are a business in Antrim and Newtownabbey and would like to access Council business support please text BUSINESS to 80039 or E. <a href=\"mailto:business@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk\">business@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk<\/a>. Information is also available on the Council\u2019s website or alternatively visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publichealth.hscni.net\">www.publichealth.hscni.net<\/a> for additional help and guidance.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has given a helping hand to local businesses as they prepare to reopen following Covid-19. From Tuesday 16th June, hundreds of packs containing social distancing posters, masks, hand sanitisers, advice leaflets, visors and much more have been distributed to small independent retailers across the towns of Antrim, Ballyclare, Crumlin, Glengormley &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/06\/council-supports-local-retailers-as-they-get-back-to-business\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18682,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18679\/revisions\/18682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}