Holocaust survivor receives MBE from the Princess Royal

Harry Olmer, 95, received the honour from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon. He survived five years of forced labour in Nazi-occupied Poland before being evacuated to the Lake District in July 1945. Mr Olmer told the PA news agency: “It was interesting and unique. It was …

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Free-flowing space in a lakeside tower

Royal LePage Terrequity Realty 2285 Lakeshore Blvd. W., No. 1908, Toronto Asking price: $1,899,000 Taxes: $4,404.57 (2022) Monthly maintenance fees: $1,521.74 Agents: Mara Bossio (Royal LePage Terrequity Realty) The backstory In 2001, real estate agent Mara Bossio led a technology guru from Texas on a tour of Toronto-area condo units. …

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Ipswich Royal Mail deliver letter 107 years late

Ipswich Royal Mail deliver letter 107 years late In a sign that Suffolk postal services are improving, Ipswich Royal Mail has delivered a letter one hundred and seven years late. The current occupants of 17 Hamlet Road, Ipswich were phlegmatic (W.C. ‘having an unemotional and calm disposition.’) about the letter’s …

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