Republic of Ireland overwhelmingly in favour of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. On 23 May 2015, Ireland became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote. Ireland became the first country in the world to introduce an environmental levy for plastic shopping bags in 2002 and a public smoking ban in 2004. Recycling in Ireland is carried out extensively, and Ireland has the second highest rate of packaging recycling in the European Union. It was the first country in Europe to ban incandescent lightbulbs in 2008 and the first EU country to ban in-store tobacco advertising and product display in
Grace & Favour DVD on 23 May 2016. All external filming for the series was undertaken in and around Tetbury in Gloucestershire. Primary filming was at Chavenage House, which was used for Millstone Manor, just outside Tetbury. Grace & Favour Grace & Favour (American title: Are You Being Served? Again!) is a British sitcom and a spin-off of "Are You Being Served?" that aired on BBC1 for two series from 1992 to 1993 and marked the return of "Are You Being Served?" creators and writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. The idea of a spin-off was suggested by the cast of "Are You