2 diabetes can be reversed by losing weight – and one former sufferer has proved it after losing eight stone. Faith Roots, 64, from Didcot, suffered with type 2 diabetes, but after going on a diet, says she feel like a different person. Ms Roots said she felt unwell, had …
Read More »London top for new business creation in lockdown
The highest rate of new business creation during the first lockdown took place in the capital based on company incorporations, according to a study commissioned by Royal Mail. London postcodes scored the highest both in terms of the raw number of new businesses set up over the course of the …
Read More »Safe shopping advice for Oxfordshire bargain hunters for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team has offered some safe shopping advice ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team has offered some safe shopping advice. The two US-inspired bargain bonanza days have become popular with retailers in recent years, with consumers looking to pick …
Read More »Powys police warn of Royal Mail email scam
DYFED-Powys Police is urging residents not to fall for an email scam pretending to be Royal Mail. The scam sees the victim receive an email claiming to be from Royal Mail stating that they tried to deliver a parcel – then asks that person to pay £1.99 to arrange redelivery. …
Read More »One-third fewer Christmas jobs on offer than last year, but nearly 14k positions still available across UK
Posted on Nov 18, 2020 Despite lockdown 2.0 and a wider hiring slowdown, there are currently over 13,600 temporary Christmas jobs unfilled in the UK, according to new research from job search engine Adzuna. Adzuna analysed over 650,000 jobs available in November to reveal the top Christmas jobs hiring now. …
Read More »Council rejects ‘inappropriate’ parking charges in Wallingford
New district-wide parking charges have been called ‘inappropriate’ and a ‘cash grab’ by opponents representing one of the towns affected. In a Wallingford council meeting on Monday evening, councillors unanimously voted against South Oxfordshire District Council’s new proposed parking charges. Two district councils – Vale of White Horse and South …
Read More »Tragedy as girl, 8, killed by falling branch during high winds of Storm Ellen, inquest told
An eight-year-old girl died after being struck by a falling branch during the high winds of Storm Ellen, an inquest has been told. Maisy Mayne suffered “catastrophic” injuries and died instantly after being struck on the head. An inquest in Maidstone heard her younger sister was also seriously injured in …
Read More »Katharine House Hospice in Banbury launches a Christmas campaign
A HOSPICE has launched a Christmas appeal to help provide care for local families who are facing their last Christmas with loved ones with a life-limiting illness. Katharine House in Banbury is aiming to raise £65,000, which is how much it costs to run the hospice over the festive period. …
Read More »Covid hits postal deliveries in Dales
Photo: Kenneth Allen The Covid-19 pandemic is causing disruption to postal deliveries in Richmondshire. Officials say the Royal Mail sorting office in Leyburn is working with fewer than half their normal staff due to the pandemic. The issues are causing delivery delays in Wensleydale and surrounding Dales. A spokesperson for …
Read More »Fergus: US Postal Service is essential to our economy
The United States Postal Service unifies our country. In 1737 Benjamin Franklin became postmaster general of the British Royal Post. His goal, as … Source link
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