Hospice in the Weald’s popular Christmas tree recycling scheme has once again proven to be a festive success, raising an incredible £57,675 to support local hospice care. This year’s campaign saw an impressive 2,595 trees collected across the week commencing January 12th, thanks to the efforts of 120 volunteers and …
Read More »New Pashley Roadfinder marks bold new direction for heritage company
British bike brand Pashley is nearly 100 years old, but its new range of Roadfinder bikes marks a bold new direction. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Pashley has a storied history of making traditional bikes, from load-lugging specials that predate the modern cargo bike to trikes and cool, classic-inspired machines such as …
Read More »Royal Mail warning as 14 areas hit by widespread chaos – full list | UK | News
Royal Mail has announced major delivery delays in 14 areas across the country. The delays come as a result of staff shortages impacting the postal service and it is partly down to a high number of employees being on sick leave. On the Royal Mail website, it said that the service …
Read More »Axel Rudakubana’s chilling attack on children 4 years before Southport murders | UK | News
Former classmates of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana have told of the first time the depraved monster launched an attack on children. Today, Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift themed dance workshop in …
Read More »Canoo files for bankruptcy and ceases operations
In its short life and despite having an interesting project, Canoo has never managed to make a profit from its activity. This is precisely what has prevented it from obtaining the necessary financing to continue. Canoo’s story seems to have come to an end, despite being one of the most …
Read More »Rat fears at fly-tipping site in Factory Road, Newport
Cllr David Fouweather said he and people living near the mound of illegally-dumped rubbish had made repeated calls to the city council, asking for it to be cleared. A local resident, who asked not to be named, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the community had “had enough” of waste …
Read More »‘Absolutely gutted’, cry fans as popular Scots cafe closes for good
A POPULAR Scots cafe has announced its shock closure leaving punters “absolutely gutted”. The Grumpy Chef in Inverness is known for its breakfast items, hot rolls, baked potatoes, wraps and quesadillas. The Inverness cafe said it closed officially on Friday But the shutters have been pulled down on the much-loved …
Read More »Woman buys unclaimed lost luggage and can’t believe what’s inside | Weird | News
A woman bought unclaimed lost luggage from a London airport and was shocked by the suitcase’s contents. Fashion blogger and thrift shopping fan, Becky Chorlton, bought a suitcase full of unclaimed lost luggage from London Heathrow Airport for £130 from Undelivrd, a website that sells unclaimed Royal Mail and UPS …
Read More »Royal Mail chooses Manchester Mail Centre to add 6,000th electric vehicle to fleet
The van has been deployed at Manchester Mail Centre, adding to 15 others already at the site used for deliveries and collections. So far, over 240 Royal Mail offices across the country use electric vehicles. Royal Mail purchased its first 100 electric vehicles in December 2017, which were deployed in …
Read More »Man died at John Radcliffe in Oxford after surgery wait
Nicholas Gill, 54, a programme manager from Westcroft, Milton Keynes, died in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington last August after suffering a cardiac arrest following elective aortic valve surgery. He experienced a tight aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve opening in the heart, likely as a result of …
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