In May 2020 Ian Lance of fund manager RWC Partners penned a blog in he looked at a group of stocks that were so cheap he felt that just one division within these companies was worth more than the value of the entire group. He argued that the remaining parts …
Read More »Cheshire family rescue dog after watching owner ‘punch it in the face’
A family from Cheshire has been branded ‘guardian angels’ after rescuing a dog who they witnessed being ‘punched in the head’. Hayley Dodd was taking her five-year-old son, Roman, to school on December 1 before being reduced to tears at a ‘heartbreaking’ sight in Ellesmere Port. The pair live on …
Read More »Going nuts for ballet as the Theatre Royal gets back into action
ANDY MACDONALD / STUFF/Nelson Mail Lesley Bandy, artistic director of Primarily Dance, oversees a rehearsal for The Nutcracker ballet in Nelson. Excitement is building as Nelson’s Theatre Royal looks to stage its first show in four months, with tickets being sold for the festive ballet The Nutcracker. Dance students and …
Read More »West Wales Senedd member thanks posties for helping communities during pandemic
A local Senedd member has travelled across west Wales to thank postmen and women for their hard work in the busy run-up to Christmas. Samuel Kurtz MS, Senedd member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, recently visited Royal Mail delivery offices in Narberth and Carmarthen to meet local posties. He …
Read More »Royal Mail and Ford partnership slashes delivery van use in half
A successful trial of new routing software has enabled Royal Mail to use fewer vans to make parcel deliveries in Manchester, delivering significant reductions in emissions, congestion, and air pollution. The postal service today announced the results of a partnership with auto giant Ford to trial the motor company’s Mode:Link …
Read More »Scots told to cancel their Christmas parties due to Omicron
You should cancel your Christmas parties, Public Health Scotland has said, amid rising concerns of a mutant coronavirus strain which scientists think is much more transmissible. Dr Nick Phin, the director of public health science and medical director at Public Health Scotland, urged people to put off their parties this …
Read More »Take a look at our new family announcement service and share your news with us
Allowing you to share your family news has always been important to us and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to continue to do so. Now JPIMedia has teamed up with an online announcements service to give our print, online and social media audience an improved service …
Read More »More than 800 cases of Omicron Covid infections confirmed across the UK
There are now more than 800 confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus across the UK. There have been 249 new cases in a huge 24 hour rise, according to the Mirror. The new Covid variant of coronavirus appears to be causing “milder” cold-like symptoms, but the reported …
Read More »Tour the Queen Mary
The Queen Mary *Editor’s note: Following is part two of a three part series on ship museums in the Southern California region. The Royal Mail Ship “The Queen Mary” was built in Clydebank , Scotland, under the ownership of the Cunard White Star Line and was designed/equipped to be a …
Read More »Crafty grandmother brings some festive cheer to town’s postboxes
Residents in a Highland town have been surprised by a series of crocheted Christmas scenes when sending their letters to Santa thanks to a craft project which has decorated almost every postbox. Over the past few weeks a mystery yarnbomber has been using her talents to cheer up the familiar …
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