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Stamp collectors fear for the future of stamp usage as the cost of first-class Royal Mail stamps rose by 22% on Monday. Small businesses and charities have expressed concerns regarding greetings cards following the price hike, especially in the run up to Christmas. First-class stamps now cost £1.65, and stamp …

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, delighted children (and slightly older royal fans) by reading a bedtime story on national television to mark World Sight Day. On Thursday, the 59-year-old wife of Prince Edward read a story by Bristol-based author Yasmeen Ismail about a young lion who doesn’t feel comfortable enough …

Big Brother’s Nathan King channels his Royal roots in Friday’s episode by dressing up in drag, leading him to be branded ‘Demure Diana’ by his fellow housemates. The pork salesman is facing the first eviction of the series, and in upcoming scenes, declares that he’ll be ‘going out in style’ …

According to a report into an accounting system used by UK Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced, there was a that it too could have created cash shortfalls in accounts and led to wrongful prosecutions. The IT system, called Capture, developed in-house by the Post Office’s …

A Labour MP’s husband has been accused of ‘stolen valour’ after wearing an Iraq war badge and reportedly telling coworkers he served in the commandos. Ex-Wolverhampton mayor and former firefighter Cllr Greg Brackenridge, 53, boasted to his voters that he had a career serving in the Marines. Despite allegedly telling …

U.K. postal services provider Royal Mail Group Ltd. has launched Britain’s first collective defined contribution pension plan nearly 10 years after the hybrid retirement plan was first proposed in the country in 2015. The plan is available, as of Monday, to all Royal Mail employees who have worked with the …

We have delved into the Barrhead News and Gazette archives to pick out some stories from around a decade ago. Here are some photographs from our editions which were published on Wednesday, January 7 and 14, 2015. Do you remember these stories or spot any familiar faces? 1. Royal honour …

Janey Lee Grace, a former colleague of the legendary BBC Radio 2 star Tony Blackburn, has shared her thoughts on his future following his recent admission. The 81-year-old has declared that while he isn’t considering retirement anytime soon, he would step down if he couldn’t deliver his best performance. Janey, …

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Image: Emma Pearce/Pavenham Village Group/Facebook A petition has been launched asking Royal Mail to change their minds over the reassignment of a “trusted” postman who locals say is being “snatched away” from their community. The petition, which has almost 200 signatures at the time of publication, has been set up …