Prince William’s £50million Earthshot Prize scheme aims to solve the world’s environmental problems by offering a series of high-value awards over the next decade. But missing from the TV interviews today was where the huge competition money was coming from. Those details can be found on the prize’s website, below …
Read More »John Griffiths – The Leader
GRIFFITHS – John (Ex – Bersham Colliery and Royal Mail), peacefully on 3rd October 2020 at Nightingale House Hospice, aged 73 Years. Dearly loved husband of Hilary, much loved dad of Tony and Julie, dear father-in-law to Joanne and Tony, loving taid of Jordan & Ebony, Kelly, Georgia and Jemma, …
Read More »The vast post! Pillar box is crammed full of testing kits
A POSTBOX in an area with a high student population is being rammed with so many home Covid tests that the packages can barely fit inside. Royal Mail has now stepped up its daily collections from the box in Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, a city seeing a big spike in virus …
Read More »Nottingham postbox overflows with test kits after coronavirus outbreak
A postbox in Nottingham is rammed with coronavirus home test kits in Nottingham (Picture: SWNS) So many students have been taking coronavirus tests that post boxes in hotspots are overflowing. Pictures have emerged of piles of tests waiting to be collected in Nottingham amid fears that the city is heading …
Read More »Rishi Sunak has been mocked for saying musicians could retrain.These pros have taken up the baton
When theatres and concert halls closed, thousands of musicians were stripped of their livelihood, not knowing when they might perform again. Indeed, this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned that many will have to seek new careers — prompting outrage from performers. But as ANTONIA HOYLE reveals, some musicians have already …
Read More »Four Hastings postal workers test positive for Covid-19
Royal Mail (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images) PNL-191120-131231003 The workers have been sent home and Royal Mail said an intensive clean of the building has been carried out. The office is operating ‘as normal’, according to the postal service, despite the four positive cases. A spokesman …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Death toll at Welsh hospital rises to 24
Twenty-four people have died after a coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Wales sparked by a ‘super-spreader’. There are now 129 Covid-19 cases at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in locked-down Rhondda Cynon Taf, up from 94 last week. Coronavirus infections in the region have spiked in the last month, from 48.9 …
Read More »UK announces 17,540 Covid-19 cases and 77 deaths as infections treble in a fortnight
Britain today recorded 17,540 more cases of coronavirus, with the number of people testing positive for the disease every day having nearly tripled in a fortnight. There were 6,634 diagnoses of the disease two weeks ago, on September 24, which is the most recent point of reference after a counting blunder at …
Read More »Hoarder left behind £4m trove of rare memorabilia | News
A £4 million treasure trove of more than 60,000 items amassed by Britain’s “biggest ever hoarder” has been discovered. The stash, which includes thousands of Beatles memorabilia, signed photos and letters relating to President Kennedy, Churchill, Gandhi and Elvis Presley, was made up of unopened parcels that had been delivered …
Read More »Collector piled home, flat and garages with 60,000 items worth £4m
A £4M treasure trove of 60,000 items has been found crammed into a three-bed terraced house, one-bed flat, two garages and 24 wheelie bins. Most of the collection — stacked floor to ceiling in every room of the properties — was unopened parcels delivered over 18 years to a man …
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