Oh joy of joys, a host of bills are going up this month. Council tax is rising by between 3 and 5 per cent, depending where you live; water bills are being hiked by 7.5 per cent on average; broadband and mobile bills are soaring by over 17 per cent …

Royal Mail has said the backlog at Thatcham Sorting Office has been cleared. Earlier this year a Thatcham councillor said the least Royal Mail should do is apologise after the town became what he called a ‘letter free zone’. Missed hospital appointments and late wedding invitations were the consequences of …

Easter is eagerly awaited by Christians and non-Christians alike in the UK, with many people in the getting a long weekend with two national holidays. The first of these falls on Good Friday on 7 April, which commemorates the biblical story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary, and the second …

The full list of Royals set to make an appearance on the balcony during the event has been revealed by Buckingham Palace insiders. It is understood that 15 members of the family will turn out to watch a flyover to mark the occasion. Included in the list is King Charles, …

Looking to post something over Easter? (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Want to send off a quick (totally not forgotten) Easter card for a relative? Or perhaps you want to spend the Good Friday bank holiday catching up on errands? Whatever the case, it’s useful to know when things are open over …

Thursday night’s online mass meeting called by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to “update” members on the Royal Mail dispute was an insult to tens of thousands of postal workers in Britain engaged in a determined eight-month fight to defend their livelihoods. CWU bureaucrats claimed a deal could be reached …

In fact one resident who lived in the area for over 30 years called the delays “outrageous” and says neighbours have been left without communication from Royal Mail. It is believed the problem stems from the Cricklewood Delivery Office on Claremont Road. James Wickham, who lived in Cricklewood Lane for …

Morale in Royal Mail delivery offices has plummeted and some postal workers have stopped “giving a sh*t”, leaving letters and parcels piling up, i can reveal. For months, Royal Mail has been embroiled in an increasingly bitter dispute with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over pay and working conditions that …

In fact one resident who lived in the area for over 30 years called the delays “outrageous” and says neighbours have been left without communication from Royal Mail. It is believed the problem stems from the Cricklewood Delivery Office on Claremont Road. James Wickham, who lived in Cricklewood Lane for …

FTSE 100 closes 28 points higher Dow just higher; S&P 500, Nasdaq weaker UK service sector still growing but at a slower pace 4.45pm: FTSE finishes higher At the close, the UK’s blue-chip index had gained 0.4% to finish at 7,663 points. This, despite a “generally negative” day …