It's been a tough 2020 for businesses with the pandemic and with the latest restrictions and 2021 shows no sign of getting better, at least initially.

This is why businesses need to see how Nub News can help them over what would normally be a festive period.

Here are three ways Nub News can help you:

1- 'Local List'. Go to the top of our homepage and look at where it says 'Local List'. Click there and add your details. There, you can join the other businesses that have already submitted their details. The listing doesn't cost you anything, so what have you got to lose?

2- Have you got a good story to tell? Nub News is keen to run positive stories about local businesses.

For example, Tell us a bit about yourselves and your businesses. How have you been impacted by the lockdowns and pandemic? What challenges did you face? How did you respond? What changes have you made or are making? How do you think your business/industry will differ in future to the pre-lockdown era?

Is there anything else you might want to tell us, like new premises, a big export order, expansion plans, major staff recruitment? Anything else you might want to tell us? Any messages to get across? Anything to make the story interesting, as well as help boost your business.

Now is a great time to tell us as less 'news' happens a this time of year, so you will get more attention from our readers. To tell us in the next few days would be awesome. For retailers, it could be just what you need to give a boost to your Boxing Day or New Year sales!

Again, it doesn't cost anything other than the time to answer a few questions and email some photos.

Please email your story to [email protected]. Don't forget to include a photo or two, ideally featuring people, and include a phone number in case we need more details.

3- Calling all those in hospitality! Some of our most popular and best-read stories, both locally and around the country, have been about pubs, cafes and restaurants. You are at the heart of our communities.

Tell us a bit about you and your business. What did it specialise in before the lockdowns. What impact do lockdowns have on your business? How did you respond and why? (take-aways, a shop', etc, any community-minded activities?). How different will your business be post-lockdown compared to before it? How do you think your business and the hospitality trade will fare in future?

Finally, if there is anything else you want to add, don't forget to tell us. Another way Nub News can help FREE OF CHARGE.

Please email your story to [email protected] along with a contact phone number, in case we need more information or to check anything.

Please do NOT message using Facebook as messages can and often go astray. EMAIL delivers a faster response.

And again, don't forget to include some pictures, ideally of the business and some people, and feel free to add a menu or two. We can take up to ten photos.

Hope to hear from you all soon and good luck with all you are achieving.