Huddersfield double murderer Marcus Osborne has had his appeal to reduce his sentence rejected. Osborne was handed a whole life order in March this year after murdering his ex-partner, Katie Higton, and her new partner, Steven Harnett. Osborne – who had been bailed after Katie told police she feared he …
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Graeme Souness has told how fundraising for charity has allowed people to see “the real me” as he was made a CBE at Windsor Castle. Souness, both a player and manager at Rangers and Liverpool, was honoured for his services to football and charity by the Prince of Wales on …
Read More »MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron raised concerns in Parliament over the Post Office on Stricklandgate being on a list of branches the Post Office could offload in a bid to boost postmaster pay. The Post Office revealed it is looking to get rid of 115 directly owned branches …
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Post Offices across the South West are facing potential closure as part of a major restructuring that could lead to around 1,000 job losses. The Post Office has announced plans to shut 115 directly-owned branches from its extensive network of 11,500, with the possibility of them being handed over to …
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The Post Office plans to close more than 100 branches and says about 2,000 jobs are at risk. The Post Office confirmed on Wednesday it was seeking to offload 115 branches, known as crown post offices, it centrally owns, but said it expected to maintain the total network at 11,500 …
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More disruption is expected for Scots islanders as CalMac published a revised and reduced winter timetable as the return of one of its largest vessels is delayed for additional repairs. Following the announcement that MV Caledonian Isles is expected to be out of service until the end of March, the …
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Campaigners have hit out at a plan to close Paignton’s Crown Post Office as part of plans which could see 115 Post Offices closed nationally and are urging residents to back a petition opposing the closure. Crown Post Offices are owned and run directly by the Post Office, with Paignton’s …
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A Cambridge Post Office is at risk of closure as the company plans to ‘offload’ 115 branches across the UK. Around 1,000 jobs are at risk as the Post Office plans to offload 115 directly-owned Crown Post Offices within its 11,500 branch network. The move could see affected branches transferred …
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Post Offices across the South West are facing potential closure as part of a major restructuring that could lead to around 1,000 job losses. The Post Office has announced plans to shut 115 directly-owned branches from its extensive network of 11,500, with the possibility of them being handed over to …
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After two and a half years, close to 300 witnesses and almost two million pages of documents, the Post Office inquiry will hear its final day of evidence on Wednesday. The hearings, chaired by Sir Wyn Williams, have covered more than a quarter of a century of history of the …
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