This August will see many changes to people’s lives through a variety of new rules, regulations and other alterations. There is a Bank Holiday which will mean changes to the date people will receive benefits payments and people will also see the continued support from the government’s energy price guarantee, …
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A Royal Mail driver has transformed the once litter-strewn alleyway that runs behind his house in Manchester into a plant-filled haven. When Patrick Smikle, 63, moved to the area four decades ago, the “ginnel” was used for fly-tipping. Sixteen years ago, however, he began turning it into a garden, helped …
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27 July 2023, 13:34 | Updated: 27 July 2023, 13:37 Old-style stamps are being replaced by ones with barcodes. Picture: Alamy/Royal Mail 1st and 2nd Class stamps without a barcode will be invalid from 31st July – here’s how to swap them. Royal Mail is urging customers to use up …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Wildcat kittens which will likely be released into the wild in the Cairngorms in 2024 have been born. They are the second lot of litters to arrive at the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding for release centre at the Highland Wildlife …
Read More »Thursday’s announcement comes amid fears the packaging of productivity software Office with messaging and videoconferencing app Teams gives the tech giant an unfair edge over competitors. The 27-nation bloc’s top competition enforcer, the European Commission, said it will carry out the probe “as a matter of priority”. It stems from …
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A quiet residential street was cordoned off after a delivery van reportedly crashed into a house. Cleveland Police were called to Mendip Road in Billingham on Tuesday, just after 4.20pm, following reports of a one vehicle collision involving a van and a property. Witnesses reported that a Royal Mail delivery …
Read More »She might have grown up as a royal but former Princess Mako of Japan is proving she’s just like us as she was spotted riding public transport in New York City. The 31-year-old daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and niece of reigning Emperor Naruhito was seen navigating the bus network with …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Emergency services have been called to a crash site on the A9 near Newtonmore. Traffic Scotland are advising motorists to avoid the area meantime Traffic Scotland have confirmed the road has closed in both north and south directions. The closure …
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MILLIONS should take note of three key money deadlines coming within days. Keeping up with high energy, food and other essential prices is taking its toll on millions of households. 1 People should take note of upcoming deadlines which could cost them moneyCredit: Getty There are dates approaching that if …
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I’d like to admit that I’m not the most emotional person normally, but during this original and poignant play, written by Keir Buist and directed jointly by him, and Ellie Notley, there were indeed moments when I may have had to wipe away something in my eye. Performed in the …
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