Barking and Dagenham councillors paid moving tributes during last week’s full council meeting to serving councillor Lee Waker, who died in July aged 65 after a long battle with cancer. Lee had been a Village ward councillor for over 22 years, having first been elected in May 2002 and was …
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Could you be unknowingly rich? It’s possible if you’re the owner of a certain rare coin that’s been causing quite the buzz. Lately, coin enthusiasts have been on high alert after two old pennies became internet sensations. Not long ago, collectors were buzzing with news that one such penny fetched …
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Credit: Ralf Roletschek via Wikimedia Commons A shiny new entrance and ticket hall has just been unveiled at one of London’s busiest tube stations. As part of the Paddington Square development, Paddington Underground station has been spruced up, and now offers passengers direct, step-free access to the Bakerloo Line platforms …
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A woman who found a rare £1 coin with a huge design gaffe will now sell it for hundreds of pounds. Diane Bath, 62, who runs The Post Office in Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, spotted a new £1 King Charles coin that is entirely in one colour. Staff spotted that a £1 …
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A Northern Ireland subpostmistress who received an 18-month prison sentence amid the Horizon IT scandal is among those to have received confirmation their convictions have now been formally quashed. The Department of Justice is contacting subpostmasters and subpostmistresses whose convictions have been quashed following the passing of legislation at Westminster. …
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Royal Mail’s Grimsby Delivery Office will host a special open day this week for any jobseekers who are interested in working at the heart of the community. From 11am to 2pm on Wednesday, September 25, members of the public are invited to the Royal Mail Delivery Office on Fotherby Street, …
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A majority of Royal College of Nursing (RCN)members in England voted against the Labour government’s 5.5% pay award, the body announced today (September 23). The RCN’s own announcement emphasised that this was not a vote for strike action and that nurses would receive the 5.5% increase. A record number of …
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A new ticket hall is now open on the Bakerloo line at Paddington Tube station that provides direct step-free access from street to platform via two lifts. The new ticket hall is three times the size of the previous one, the number of ticket gates has increased from five to …
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Every September, thousands of young adults pack up their most treasured possessions and embark on their next step: university. Twenty-three years ago today, it was Prince William’s turn to do just that on his first day at St Andrews in Scotland. The Palace had struck a deal with the media …
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