Snail mail! Man speaks of his shock and amusement after a postcard arrives at his home 29 YEARS late Was intended for Ms Clare Gale who lived in the Grimsby home until 1990 Sent by her niece and her partner on August 28, 1990 from Brecon in Wales Tom Parker …
Read More »Postal worker taken to hospital following dog attack on Arbroath round
A dog has been rehomed following an attack in Arbroath which left a postal worker hospitalised. Police are investigating after the woman was bitten while on deliveries and she is now recovering from her injuries. Eight postal delivery workers a day are bitten by dogs and owners have been warned …
Read More »On the buses, a day in the life of a Leeds commuter
In the grand scheme of things that contribute to inequality, transport probably doesn’t come up as one of the first things you would think of. But from being able to get to that job that you really want, to that all-important hospital appointment with a cancer specialist, to being able …
Read More »‘Rare’ Beatrix Potter 50p coin selling on eBay for £13,000
A ‘rare’ Beatrix Potter 50p coin is on eBay for a staggering £13,000. A seller from the UK is flogging the Benjamin Bunny commemorative coin for an eye watering £13,213. The Royal Mint bolstered the coin collection in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the author’s birth. The Mint …
Read More »First royal in same sex marriage says family don’t talk about his relationship much
The Queen’s cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten says Royals ‘don’t talk about’ his same sex marriage to a flight attendant but his daughters and ex-wife ‘like having another man in the house’ ahead of first anniversary Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 56, came out and separated from wife of 16 years in 2011 …
Read More »Compasses are pointing north ‘for the first time in about 360 years’ in a once-in-a-lifetime event
The Earth’s magnetic field is in a permanent state of change. Magnetic north drifts around and every few hundred thousand years the polarity flips so a compass would point south instead of north. The strength of the magnetic field also constantly changes and currently it is showing signs of significant …
Read More »‘I was first person to complete the EU Brexit Settled Status in Cornwall’
With Brexit likely hard and painful now looming large on the horizon, and what appears to be a mess of galactic proportions taking place in Westminster, now seems the most opportune time for the 18,000 EU citizens living in Cornwall to apply for the EU Settled Status. Considering the mess …
Read More »Return of a royal favourite: Netflix blockbuster The Crown
With cracking comedies, gripping dramas and bigger and better reality shows, Autumn TV has never been so good. From Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great to the majestic third series of The Crown and a champions edition of Britain’s Got Talent, there’s a host of superb TV heading your way. So, …
Read More »Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to stay with Queen at Balmoral after Kate and Prince William
With her history of animal activism and semi- vegan diet, the Duchess of Sussex could be forgiven for putting off a huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ visit to Balmoral since marrying into the Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will take their son Archie on their first visit to …
Read More »Transfer news: Everton forward Kevin Mirallas joins Royal Antwerp
Everton forward Kevin Mirallas joins Royal Antwerp after being frozen out by Toffees boss Marco Silva Kevin Mirallas has ended his seven-year stay at Goodison Park Mirallas has spent the last 18 months on loan at Fiorentina and Olympiakos The forward watched Antwerp’s defeat to AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night …
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