Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Ukrainian community in Scotland by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who lives in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, said: “It’s very special because the last three years with …

CAROGA LAKE — With its third race in eight days, Royal Mountain Ski Area capped a busy stretch Wednesday. After hosting a Central New York Motocross Racers Association event Sunday, Royal Mountain was back in action with its weekly supercross event. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required …

Budding footballers from Sunderland Redhouse FC are celebrating being awarded a grant for brand-new kits as part of Royal Mail’s Kits 4 Kids programme. The team received the funding as part of the company’s drive to support employees’ local grassroots teams and help young people get active. Sunderland Redhouse Youth …

Mushrooms come in an amazing diversity of shapes, colours and textures. From the bizarre earthstars, which open to reveal a ball-like structure full of spores, to the sponge-like and very edible morels, there are over 4,000 mushroom varieties in the UK. Source link

A South London man says he and his unwell mother have gone nearly two months without receiving critical NHS appointment letters due to ongoing postal delivery failures. He now feels Royal Mail should be reprimanded “because they should not be able to treat people this way”. Amit Marwaha, who has …

Residents in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks have endured the “worst ever year for delays” to their post being delivered, said the area’s MPs. They said residents could be left waiting for more than two weeks for important letters, or be flooded with “loads of letters at once”. The TN …

I was waiting for a parcel from Royal Mail at the time, so I clicked on the link and was asked to make a payment. Luckily, my daughter told me the text is a scam and to ignore it, but I almost gave away my personal details. How can I …

A HUGE fire on the site of Southend United’s former training ground has collapsed the buildings structure, an Essex Fire Service update has confirmed. Firefighters remain at the scene of the fire at the Eastern Avenue building which was previously used as the Southend United training ground. Devastating – Crews worked through …

Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Thursday June 26 2025 A quarter of first class postal deliveries in Swindon and Wiltshire are late, hitting Wiltshire SMEs hard, according to new statistics highlighted by Chippenham MP Sarah Gibson. The Liberal Democrat politician has highlighted the situation where only 75.2 per cent of letters …

The event attracts thousands of spectators to watch world class rowing over a six-day period.   This year the regatta will run from Tuesday, July 1 until Sunday, July 6.   Chief inspector Matthew Sulley, tactical commander for the event, said: “Henley Royal Regatta is an iconic sporting event that …