Royal Mail

Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,600 shares, an increase of 64.3% from the April 30th total of 2,800 shares. Based on an average daily …

Plymouth households that pay their Council Tax by means other than direct debit can now apply for their £150 energy rebate. Most households living in Council bands A to D who pay by direct debit have now received the Government rebate in their bank accounts. Households that pay by other …

Both David Littleproud and Darren Chester will now seek for the National Party leadership against Barnaby Joyce. On Saturday, Mr Littleproud, the party’s high-profile deputy leader, said that he had informed Mr Joyce of his intention to run. Mr Littleproud added, “I also took the chance to praise him for …

ON May 27, 1940, British soldiers mainly of the Royal Norfolks and Royal Scots regiments were fighting a rearguard defence in the village of Le Paradis in Northern France against the advancing German forces. Their actions were crucial to the successful evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk. Having …

And less than 30 years later, it would have royal connections of its own thanks to two of its famous visitors. The Crossways Hotel replaced the old Half Way House at Thornley in 1977 and offered a first-class hotel facilities after a £200,000 investment. It’s grand arrival took place in …

The world will be watching and Huw Edwards will have butterflies. ‘I’m always nervous,’ says the veteran BBC presenter who will host Trooping the Colour, the huge formal event that will see the Queen’s household troops on display at Horse Guards Parade and provide a spectacular start to the Platinum …

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told the Queen that they will keep a low profile during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations next weekend and will only take part in official engagements after the Monarch ‘ordered the family to come together’ with ‘no dramas’ to overshadow the events. Harry and …

A Kirklees councillor who was ‘nearly in tears’ after vandals repainted a Grade II listed ‘Tardis’ old-style police box bright yellow says he is delighted it is being restored. Kirklees councillor Bernard McGuin, (Almondbury, Con), was horrified to see the wooden police box on Northgate in the village had been …

“I know that some people wouldn’t want to work with their family, but we all love it, and it really works for us.” A care home in Yelverton, Devon has taken its ‘home-from-home’ ethos one step further by employing three members of the same family. The Red House residential care …

In her first major public speech, on her 21st birthday in 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth gave this solemn pledge. ‘I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to …