Here in Kent, beautiful villages can be found at every corner, however only a handful can claim to be among the ‘best places to live’ in the county. Muddy Stilettos recently unveiled its picks for the top 10 best places to live in Kent for 2025. While well known destinations …
Read More »Newbury company donates to Kennet Cassette, the town’s ‘talking newspaper’ for the blind and visually impaired
A cleaning company based in Newbury has donated 50 USB memory sticks to the town’s talking newspaper. Kennet Cassette is a free voluntary service which has provided blind and visually impaired people with audio recordings of extracts from the Newbury Weekly News for nearly 50 years. Managing Director Andre Gottemaker …
Read More »Short bursts of exercise added to daily routine ‘lowers blood pressure’
Adding short bursts of exercise to your daily routine, such as cycling to the shops for 15 minutes or taking the stairs, lowers blood pressure, a study has found. Increasing exercise habits – in exchange, say, for watching a bit more TV or extending a snooze – is good for …
Read More »Prince William’s countdown to Earthshot Prize: Royal meets 15 finalists at iconic Cape Town landmark ahead of prestigious awards ceremony
Prince William today told the 15 Earthshot Prize finalists ‘we are here for you’ as he pledged his support for their planet-saving ideas. The Prince of Wales met those vying for five £1million prizes to scale up their ideas after tonight’s glittering ceremony in Cape Town. This year’s finalists were …
Read More »Christmas stamps to feature Westminster Cathedral
London’s Westminster Cathedral is to be featured on a Christmas stamp issued by the UK’s Royal Mail. The mother church of Catholics in England and Wales, situated in the Diocese of Westminster, is the only Catholic representative in a series of five stamps featuring cathedrals in the United Kingdom. The …
Read More »Why has CUPW refused to call a strike at Canada Post?
The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee is holding its first public meeting on Sunday at 7pm eastern time. We encourage all Canada Post workers interested in seizing control of the contract struggle from the pro-management CUPW bureaucracy to register here to attend. With an overwhelming 95 percent strike vote announced last …
Read More »Put Your Portfolio On ‘Cruise’ Control With This Cruise Stock
Travelers’ love of fun on the high seas seems to stretch as far as the horizon. Even as wider travel spending cooled following a blockbuster 2023, demand for cruise vacations is moving full speed ahead. In 2023, 31.7 million people worldwide went on cruise trips, up 7% from 2019, according …
Read More »Council expects Royal Mail deal to deliver more homes at lower cost – Brighton and Hove News
The council is preparing to push ahead with plans to sell Patcham Court Farm to the Royal Mail on a 250-year lease for a new delivery office. The deal would depend on terms being agreed for Brighton and Hove City Council to buy the delivery office in Denmark Villas, Hove, …
Read More »UK’s Premier Inn Owner Whitbread Kicks Off Search for Chair, Sky News Reports – Hotel-Online
UK’s Premier Inn Owner Whitbread Kicks Off Search for Chair, Sky News Reports FILE PHOTO: The signage of a Premier Inn Hotel is seen in Liverpool City Centre after the chain announced job cuts nationwide, in Liverpool, Merseyside, Britain September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo (Reuters) – Premier Inn owner …
Read More »Coffey collects royal honour and tells of ‘delight’ for new Tory leader Badenoch
The ex-deputy prime minister was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Princess Royal on Wednesday. After the ceremony, Dame Therese said it is “very special” to have received the award. Dame Therese lost her Suffolk Coastal seat, which she had held since 2010, …
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