FTS Recovery has promoted corporate insolvency specialist Rachel Ennis to associate director, where she will head up a new centralised team of insolvency and recovery advisers across the Midlands. Rachel has worked for FTS Recovery and its affiliated company FA Simms & Partners for five years, most recently as recovery …
Read More »Football fans warned over ‘ruthless’ scam conning supporters out of £2.5 million
Thousands of people have fallen victim Stoke City fans with a huge flag of their badge (Photo by Matthew Ashton/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)(Image: Matthew Ashton/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images) Finance giant Lloyds Bank has warned that a particular scam is on the rise as the new football season kicks off. Newly-released …
Read More »Animal charity offers cash reward to trace Plymouth’s hedgehog torturers
An animal charity has offered a four figure sum for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of heartless abusers who set a hedgehog alight in Plymouth. Last week PlymouthLive reported on the appeal by officers from the Devonport and West Neighbourhood policing team who had been alerted to …
Read More »British Airways, easyJet flights to Spain new disruption ahead – dates and times
Travellers could face issues and delays on their trips after further strike action was announced which will take place on set days and times 10:09, 10 Aug 2025Updated 10:55, 10 Aug 2025 There could be delays(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Holidaymakers going to Spain are facing a fresh blow as …
Read More »South West England hit with 54-hour warning ahead of 33C heatwave
A yellow heatwave health warning has been issued for the whole of the south west by the UK Health Security Agency, with temperatures in some parts of the region expected to top 33C, or 91F early this coming week. The yellow ‘heat health alert’ was issued on Sunday by the …
Read More »Council probe into Royal Mail delay on replies to survey on Irish language street signs
Elected representatives at the council’s monthly meeting of its People and Communities Committee, held this week in City Hall, were informed that no dual language street sign requests would be on the agenda due to irregularities in the post this summer. A council officer said at the meeting: “We became …
Read More »Royal baby joy! Princess Claudia and Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein surprise royal fans by revealing the birth of their second child one month post-partum
Prince Josef-Emmanuel of Liechtenstein and Princess Claudia have welcomed their second child together. The son of Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, and his wife, Claudia Echavarria, kept the birth of their newborn under wraps for his first 40 days. Taking to Instagram last week, Claudia surprised …
Read More »Downpatrick: Priest in serious condition after ‘brutal attack’ in St Patrick’s Church
Newry, Mourne and Down, District Commander Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “Police attended an address in the Marian Park area following a report of a deceased man at approximately 12pm on Sunday afternoon, 10th August. “A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and remains in police custody assisting …
Read More »Belfast dad once given 12 months to live defies the odds 14 years on with major charity cycle
He had his life prolonged after fighting for access to a drug denied to patients in Northern Ireland. Dad-of-five John McAllister was once given a year to live – but had his life prolonged Meet John McAllister, a Belfast dad who was once given just 12 months to live. Fast-forward …
Read More »Boardmasters fairground ride breaks leaving guests trapped upside down
Terrified Boardmasters festival-goers were reportedly left hanging upside-down for 20 minutes after a fairground ride at the event broke down earlier this weekend. The ride propels revellers round on a giant, one-armed swing with people sat at either end, throwing you upside down as you reach the top. But riders …
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