Wyevale's Hillingdon Garden Centre, based in Uxbridge, North London, is closing down on January 31 because its landlords plan to build on the site. 

Retail sales dropped by 1.9% in December, the biggest fall since April 2012, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics. 

After a long time in development, Wyevale garden centres has launched its new transactional website, complete with offer of free deliveries for all orders placed before February 14. 

The Rainy Day Trust (RDT) has been awarded £8,790 by the Big Lottery through its Awards for All scheme to support the Trust's work with older people. 

A major new garden centre planned for Colne, Lancashire, has been put on hold due to disputes over access arrangements for the site. 

Argos has confirmed it will be closing its branch in the Kingfisher shopping centre in Redditch this Friday. 

Squire's Garden Centres will be opening a new garden centre in Chertsey this March, and relaunching its Hersham centre just two weeks later. 

Fermoys Garden Centre in Ipplepen, Devon, could soon be undergoing a major Victorian palm house-style transformation, as per a recent planning application submitted by owner Blue Diamond. 

A railway worker who carried out a smash-and-grab raid on B&Q Chippenham has been jailed for a year. 

Squire's Garden Centre, Badshot Lea, has launched its “bigger and better” Pets & Aquatics centre following an investment of more than £100,000. 

Topps Tiles has released a trading update for its first quarter, with sales up 0.3% for the 13 weeks ending December 31, 2016. 

M&S, Tesco, John Lewis and Debenhams were among some of the country's biggest retailers reporting an upturn in sales over the Christmas period – but for some the increase was more marginal than exceptional. 

Wilko has been fined £2.2m after a 23-year-old employee was crushed by a metal cage of paint, leaving her paralysed. 

Total sales nudged up 0.8% at Sainbury's during its third quarter - covering the 15 weeks to January 7, 2017 - helped by a 4.1% boost to total sales at newly acquired Argos. 

Eliza Tinsley Ltd, supplier for agricultural hardware, ironmongery and office furniture has announced its successful acquisition of Bedfordshire based RB UK Ltd, who went into administration last month.  

This year's Global DIY Summit, which will take place in Berlin on June 8 – 9, is expected to be the “most successful home improvement congress ever organised” with several top names from the industry having already booked their place. 

Garden centre owners, managers and teams attending the 51st Garden Centre Association (GCA) annual conference this month will be challenged to become more creative to cultivate a competitive edge. 

Screwfix in Sittingbourne remained closed over the weekend following reports of a fire at the store during the evening of Friday, January 6. 

Owner of Robert Dyas and former Dragon's Den star Theo Paphitis has warned retailers that they are facing a “perfect storm” this year as his retail group posted its full year results. 

B&Q in Coypool, Plymouth, is having a final sale this week as it prepares to close its doors for the last time on Saturday, January 7.