The Postie Notes by Pete Malone I am afraid that I have to start this month by apologising. The ink was barely dry on my last column, which regular readers will recall was about how nice it was to drive my route to Kinbrace in cold but not overly wintry …
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TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST: Managers raise the Bar . . . as fund delivers a 76% return UK equity income-focused trust is now run by Ian Lance and Nick Purves The £840million fund has delivered a 76% return since October 2020 The big ‘bets’ fall into three camps – energy …
Read More »THEY sang … Shang-a-Lang. Pity really, but there it is. However, before we come to the Bay City Rollers per se, let us first consider my arguably more interesting days as a postie in the Warrender Park district of Edinburgh. Every morning, a gaggle of teenage girls would be waiting …
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Rishi Sunak appeared to finally open the door to nurses getting more money this year – but a union chief slapped him down for misrepresenting talks ‘on almost every level’ Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he uses private …
Read More »Rishi Sunak has defended the royal family as an institution to be “proud” of, despite a string of revelations from the Duke of Sussex. The disclosures, which include claims that the Prince of Wales physically attacked his brother Harry, come from the duke’s memoir, Spare, which is due to be …
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SINN FÉIN has reiterated its view that the Irish Government must open a passport office in Northern Ireland amid a postal suspension. The Irish Passport Service announced in December that it was temporarily suspending posting passports to Great Britain and Northern Ireland due to Royal Mail industrial action. Members of …
Read More »Top Gun: Maverick, Steven Spielberg and the stars of The Banshees Of Inisherin are set to collect awards at Sunday night’s National Board of Review (NBR) Awards in New York. The annual non-televised gala is being held at Cipriani’s in Manhattan and hosted by Willie Geist. Coming two days before …
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It’s official—Iron Maiden are on a stamp thanks to Royal Mail, and their collectible quality will definitely appeal to us nerds. This collection has a bit of everything, from live photos featuring all members of the band to a special Eddy collection. Images range from the 1980s until 2018 and …
Read More »So Royal Mail is paying tribute to “bona fide rock legends” Iron Maiden with a series of images on a new set of stamps (Iron Maiden win Royal Mail seal of approval with 12 stamps, 5 January). Good to see a bit of heavy metal in the post. However, what …
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Keke Palmer is “very excited” to meet her baby. The 29-year-old actress is expecting her first child with boyfriend Darius Jackson, and Keke is already experiencing a range of different emotions. She shared: “I’m very excited, nervous, and curious more than anything because it’s one of those things that no …
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