Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury has written to the Department for Business and Trade to express concern about a “massive cut” in public opening hours at Royal Mail delivery offices. Royal Mail reduced opening times at half its customer service points last month. and Mr Amesbury is concerned about the impact …
Read More »Wealden Talking News brings back Brighton news for the blind
The Brighton and Hove Talking Newspaper scheme delivered free news bulletins weekly to blind people in and around the city by creating a podcast-style show using stories from The Argus. But the charity was hit by dwindling listener figures and newer technology and it made its final recording in March. Marjorie Jones reads a …
Read More »Meghan celebrates her 42nd birthday
Meghan has been living in California with husband Harry and their two children for more than three years, since the couple stepped down as working royals for a life a personal and financial freedom in March 2020. The royal family’s official account on X, formerly known as Twitter, did not …
Read More »Meghan Markle, “No Longer A Royal,” As The British Family Remains Silent On Her 42nd Birthday
The Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle, celebrates her 42nd birthday, and usually the royal family members give her birthday messages on their social media handles. Last year, the official Twitter accounts for the royal family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales along with King Charles and Queen Camilla, openly …
Read More »‘We need this’ say pensioners at Bracknell cost of living event
The Bracknell Forest Council-run event in the Princess Square shopping centre on Friday, August 4, brought together charities and other organisations to give advice and promote its services. Jean Hopper, 74, and her husband Roy, 87, said they’d already needed help with the cost of living. Jean said: “We’ve cut …
Read More »Bishops withdraw plans to build school block at Friary Lane
Bishop Wordsworth’s School applied for permission to replace temporary education buildings backing onto Friary Lane with a 10.4m permanent building on June 19. This was met with steep criticism from neighbours, one of which said the plans would have ‘destroyed’ his quality of life and intruded on his privacy if …
Read More »Trump boasts that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
“Any time they file an indictment, we go way up in the polls,” Mr Trump said at a Republican Party dinner in Alabama. “We need one more indictment to close out this election. One more indictment, and this election is closed out. Nobody has even a chance.” Mr Trump pleaded …
Read More »Rishi Sunak joined Taylor Swift-themed SoulCycle class in LA, says TikToker
Hannah Harmelin posted a video on TikTok on Friday evening saying she spotted Rishi Sunak at the end of her 7am indoor cycling class in Santa Monica. Mr Sunak is currently on holiday in California and was pictured with his wife Akshata Murty and two young daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, …
Read More »Who needs Meghan? Duchess has fallen out with designer friend Victoria Beckham, but luckily there are plenty of royal fans to still wear her label
Victoria Beckham has long been a favourite of the royals, with Meghan Markle often being snapped in designs by the label. But it appears the days of the Duchess of Sussex stepping out in the former Spice Girl’s clothes are well and truly over. For it’s been reported that Prince …
Read More »JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Why Britain’s very own Warren Buffett plans to go on and on
Good fund managers are few and far between. Even rarer are those who remain on top of their game for a sustained period. Last week, I spoke to Nick Train, of asset manager Lindsell Train, who has been at the helm of investment trust Finsbury Growth & Income since late …
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