Royal Mail is increasing the price of its stamps next week and people are being urged to ‘bulk buy’ to avoid the price hike. But what do you do with your old stamps? We took a look at what Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis suggests people do with their old …
Read More »Royal family member to read CBeebies bedtime story next week
A member of the Royal Family will read a CBeebies bedtime story next week for World Sight Day. The Duchess of Edinburgh will stress the importance of valuing our eyesight when she reads Specs For Rex by Yasmeen Ismail on October 10 for the BBC children’s channel. Sophie, who is …
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Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images Pink Floyd fans holding out hope that one day David Gilmour and Roger Waters would put away their differences and perform together again are bound to be disappointed. The pair have been at odds for years, but their relationship turned particularly rocky last year when Gilmour’s wife …
Read More »How to get a reply from Santa via the Royal Mail
Saturday 30 November is the final day to get your letters in to Father Christmas if you’re hoping for a reply. Understandably the man is very busy so with the help of the Royal Mail, he’s hoping to reply to as many people as possible, with a personalised response.And it’ll …
Read More »Royal Mail prepares for peak season with 16,000 new hires
UK postal operator Royal Mail has confirmed it is preparing for the peak festive season, with 16,000 additional workers set to be hired between late October and January 2025 to assist its 85,000 posties sort the mail and the increasing number of parcels it expects to process. The temporary peak …
Read More »Buy your Christmas stamps this weekend to save £4.80
Standard first class stamps will go up from £1.35 to £1.65 from Monday 7 October – a rise of 22%. A large first class stamp goes up even more, from £2.10 to £2.60 – a rise of 24%. Stock up now with stamps for Christmas and you could save yourself …
Read More »Brit band tribute as Royal Mail stamps get rock fans ‘talkin bout my generation’
‘Stamp! Stamp! Stamp! It’s what I’ve done on stage all my life, sometimes in the air. At last my stamping, and that of my buddy Roger, has been honoured properly’ – Pete Townshend The Who are being celebrated with a special set of Royal Mail stamps ( Image: PA Media) …
Read More »Royal Mail honour The Who’s 60th anniversary with stamps
(Credits: Dena Flows) Thu 3 October 2024 10:24, UK To celebrate 60 years since the formation of The Who, the Royal Mail have announced a special selection of stamps to honour the British rockers. Founded by guitarist Pete Townshend and lead singer Roger Daltrey in the early 1960s, the Who …
Read More »The Who’s 60th Anniversary Is Commemorated On New British Postage Stamps
The Who on a Royal Mail stamp. credit: Royal Mail Britain’s Royal Mail is celebrating an iconic rock band’s special milestone. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Who, an occasion commemorated on a new set of U.K. postage stamps, which will go on sale on …
Read More »U.K.’s Royal Mail Postal Service Celebrating The Who’s 60th Anniversary with Commemorative Stamp Set
U.K. postal service the Royal Mail will issue a series of Who-themed stamps celebrating the legendary rockers’ 60th anniversary. The collection, which will be released on October 17, is comprised of 12 postage stamps. Eight of the stamps feature images of some of the band’s album covers. Two others boast …
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