Trestle's local council funding was withdrawn in January which means it has had to pull the plug on its summer programme and is "frantically raising money" to bring in shows for the autumn and Christmas.

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The clothing chain saw a 2.7% drop in Autumn and pre-Christmas sales at its High Street stores, although this was offset by a big jump in sales at its online business.

BBC: John Lewis sees 'outstanding' Christmas sales

The plan for Nottingham is that from 2013, children would return to school in late August after a month-long break and then have a two-week break in the autumn, at Christmas, in spring and in late May.

BBC: Strike pledge over school summer holiday and term changes

The work is beginning during the school holidays and will continue into the autumn term until Christmas.

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