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A GRANDFATHER whose five pet pugs surrounded a postman and bit him has been spared the ordeal of putting them to sleep, after a court heard he had a warning sign up. Allen Parkinson, 75, was hauled in front of Manchester Magistrates Court after his pet pooches ran out through …

By Jay Bigalke Great Britain’s postal authority, Royal Mail, will mark 70 years of its national parks with a new set of 10 stamps to be issued Jan. 14. The 10 parks being honored and their year of establishment are Peak District (1951), Lake District (1951), Snowdonia (1951), Dartmoor (1951), …

The Lake District has been featured on the Royal Mail's first issue of stamps for 2021. The set has been produced to celebrate the 70th anniversary of … Source link

Holidaymakers or online shoppers who buy items from the EU that are valued at more than £390 will have to pay customs duties, the government has revealed. VAT and handling fees may also apply on some items, while parcels may be held up in post offices until all duties and …

2020 has been dominated by headlines concerned with the coronavirus, but InYourArea has not just been filled with doom and gloom. To help brighten up the New Year for you, we’ve decided to take a trip down memory lane and highlight some of the good news stories from 2020. Today, …

Dog theft in the UK has gone up by a whopping 250 per cent in 2020, a rise being attributed to coronavirus restrictions. With so many people after a puppy or canine companion over lockdown, police said organised crime is behind many of the thefts. There’s a rapidly growing market …

Britain’s top universities have spent tens of millions of pounds on hundreds of thousands of flights over the last four years, it can be revealed today – despite repeated pledges to tackle the climate crisis. Almost 170,000 plane journeys – including long-haul, continental and domestic trips – were taken by …

Thousands of drivers spent days in queues to reach the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel after France temporarily closed its border on 20 December. The move came after the discovery of a fast-spreading Covid-19 variant in the UK, with French authorities easing restrictions on Wednesday. Around 3,000 hauliers were waiting …

A NEW £2.5 million modular state-of-the-art operating theatre and recovery area at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is equipped with a safe and resilient critical power system from Bender UK. Ulverston-based Bender UK also supplied specialised theatre equipment including LED operating lights, services pendants supplying medical gases, power and data, the …

2020 has certainly been a year nobody could have predicted, but what have been some of the biggest stories for East Lancashire this year? Abigail Beaney looks back at a rollercoaster year Warburtons respond to anger over halal symbol on bread loaves BREAD firm Warburtons found themselves at the centre …