From the outside, it may seem like a corner shop post office, but step inside and customers are transported into a Bridgerton world of Georgian grandeur. Lord Morton’s Tea Rooms is an eccentric escape to a parlour of oil paintings and an absurdly glamorous toilet. Not far from Junction 5 …
Read More »Prepare for the Royal Mail postal strike with a bit of postie appreciation – Gaby Soutar
Pic: Gary L Hider – stock.adobe.com I have a Pavlovian response when I see the red van parked on my street. There’s nothing like the potential of a surprise, even if it’s been a while since I had a hand-written letter or gift, even a postcard. Instead, it’s always bills, …
Read More »RSPCA: UK’s loneliest dog finally finds home after 5 years in kennels
Dubbed the UK’s ‘loneliest dog’, Lurcher Albie has finally found a home after spending almost 5 years in an RSPCA animal shelter. Albie was rescued just before Christmas in 2017 and remained in the charity’s care while the case progressed. Unfortunately, once Albie was available for rehoming, the world was …
Read More »Alex Jones seeks new trial after one billion dollars Sandy Hook verdict
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a judge to throw out a nearly one billion dollars verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families. The families say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting. …
Read More »Former EastEnders actress Josephine Melville dies backstage after play
Former EastEnders actress Josephine Melville has died backstage after performing in a play at Nottingham Playhouse. The theatre said Melville, who played Tessa Parker in the BBC soap opera, died on Thursday after appearing in their production of Nine Night. She received assistance from first aiders and an audience member …
Read More »Four years too long to wait for Isle of Wight sewage solution
Many swimmers, surfers, dippers, locals and holidaymakers were there. We heard from Bob Seely that there is a four-year plan to eliminate 80 per cent of the sewage discharge around the Isle of Wight. It’s good to know that action is being taken, but four years is a long time …
Read More »Formerly homeless Scots giving tourists unique perspective on city’s communities
Formerly homeless tour guides are giving visitors a unique perspective on the city streets they once called home. Invisible Cities is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become tour guides of the places they often know better than anyone else. Edinburgh Live reports that the …
Read More »Royal Mail blasted over plan to make old stamps useless in three months’ time
Royal Mail blasted over plan to make old stamps useless in three months’ time – introducing new barcoded versions after Christmas Royal Mail will introduce new postage stamps with barcodes after Christmas Current Postages stamps, without barcodes, need to be used by January 31 Critics say many people are unaware of …
Read More »Wordle today: Wordle 490 October 22 hints and today’s answer
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The game uses the same rules as Scrabble, where only real words are allowed both in guesses and the result. …
Read More »Tories in meltdown: How do we fight back? – video – Counterfire
Lindsey German, Susan Newman and Unjum Mirza discuss the Tory crisis and strategy for the left. Source link
Read More »