A former Royal Marine who holds the world record for the fastest unsupported row across the Atlantic has described receiving a British Empire Medal as “the icing on the cake”. Earlier this year Lee Spencer, 50, who lost his leg in an accident, crossed from mainland Europe to South America …
Read More »Thai navy SEAL who took part in cave rescue dies
Hero Thai navy SEAL who helped rescue trapped soccer team from a cave dies of a blood infection he contracted while saving the children Thai navy SEAL Petty Officer Beiret Bureerak has died from a blood infection He helped rescue the Wild Boars soccer team from a cave in Thailand …
Read More »Royal Alliances Acquires the Automated Presort Division of Wolverine Solutions Group – Press Release
Wolverine dedicates their full focus on industry-leading print & mail capabilities while Royal Alliances scales into Presort with their revolutionary software platform and unparalleled operational expertise Royal Alliances (RA) reaches an agreement with long-time partner, Wolverine Solutions Group (WSG), to acquire Wolverine Automated Mailing Services (WAMS), a division of Wolverine …
Read More »Spending influenced by TV shows, weather and Brexit in 2019
ITV Report 28 December 2019 at 12:03am Shoppers this year adjusted their spending according to the weather, popular TV shows and annual festivities Photo: Peter Byrne/PA It has been quite a year for consumers, who spent accordingly to respond to a craze for tidying up, the hottest day on record, …
Read More »Queen drummer Roger Taylor made OBE
Queen’s Roger Taylor, who has defined a generation of drummers with his bombastic, arena-filling sound, has been recognised in the New Year Honours list. The musician, who has been made an OBE for services to music, may be best known for orchestrating the ubiquitous thuds of We Will Rock You, …
Read More »Queen drummer Roger Taylor made OBE
Roger Taylor is being honoured for services to music (Yui Mok/PA) Queen drummer Roger Taylor made OBE BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Queen’s Roger Taylor, who has defined a generation of drummers with his bombastic, arena-filling sound, has been recognised in the New Year Honours list. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/queen-drummer-roger-taylor-made-obe-38817250.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/4ae5d/38817246.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_6ff95cf9-0764-4947-be93-8d94aaf7f5f8_1 Email Queen’s Roger Taylor, who has …
Read More »New Year Honours list in full: All the people rewarded in 2020 for services to UK
Sir Elton John and Dame Olivia Newton-John head up a star-studded New Year Honours list as more than 1,000 people are recognised for their services to the UK. Bond film director Sam Mendes gets a knighthood while Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is being made a CBE – and quipped …
Read More »On Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas for a West End and Broadway-themed musical cruise
Now it was hardly South Pacific but four nights cruising the English Channel on a ‘Musical Theatre Festival At Sea’ voyage certainly provided some enchanted evenings. Back for a reprise, the second Stages cruise – organised by Floating Festivals – saw around 2,500 passengers board Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the …
Read More »New public transport hub for Inverness city centre?
The Royal Mail building is under offer. INVERNESS could be set to start the new year with a huge boost with a state-of-the-art transformation of part of the city centre into a public transport hub. The Courier understands that Network Rail is close to securing a deal to acquire several …
Read More »Mike Tindall reveals the royal children ate in a different room at the Queen’s pre-Christmas lunch
Mike Tindall reveals the royal children ate in a different room at the Queen’s pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace – while he dined on a table with Prince Charles Former England rugby ace reveals which table he sat on at royal Christmas lunch Revealed their were around 70 people at …
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