A POPULAR Warrington shop which has been in operation for more than 40 years is up for sale. Warrington Tackle and Guns in Woolston is now on the market. Based on Parksway it sells bait, rods, lines, hooks, storage, guns and accessories and benefits from high levels of repeat custom. …
Read More »UK shut down thousands of retirees in Canada for failing to produce ‘proof of life’ | TBEN News
Thunder Bay native Barbara Reynolds lived and regularly paid her pension in the UK for 20 years before returning to Canada where she made another one-off payment to the UK government to top up her contributions. That didn’t stop her from worrying about paying her apartment rent in Halifax this …
Read More »Royal Mail faces £1bn showdown with union
Royal Mail is facing an almighty bust-up with a union that has issued demands costing £1billion – including a pay boost for posties who want a shorter working week. A series of strikes is looming at Royal Mail as the UK’s summer of discontent worsens. The postal giant claims it …
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We may have been banned from Australia for years, but nobody told the Melbourne “hospo” industry (as the locals call it) to down tools: new restaurants and bars have been popping up almost daily. On my first visit since 2019, I was keen to try as many of them as …
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Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox CWU members at Royal Mail Group have delivered a massive yes vote in a second national ballot, just four weeks after a ballot over pay. …
Read More »Grass fire and water swimming chaos in Hyndburn during summer heatwave
The second heatwave of the summer kept emergency services in Hyndburn busy this week – with fears over fires and open water swimming. Firefighters made regular appearances in the space of four days to three grass fires in Huncoat. Crews were pictured at the Bolton Avenue Playing Fields site, as …
Read More »What life was like in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982 – the last time the inflation rate was this high
The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …
Read More »Woman claims she was poisoned after touching mysterious napkin left on her car door
A woman has claimed she was poisoned after removing a napkin that was mysteriously stuck on her car door and has taken to social media to warn others to be careful when out and about. Erin Mims, a local hair salon owner, was celebrating her birthday with her husband at …
Read More »Royal Mail faces £1bn showdown with union
Royal Mail faces £1bn showdown with union: As company loses £1m a day, CWU barons demand more pay for doing less work Series of strikes looming at Royal Mail as UK’s summer of discontent worsens Postal giant claims it is being held to ransom by a union ‘stuck in the …
Read More »Royal Fan Shares Glimpse of Personally-Signed Thank-You Note from Camilla Parker Bowles
It’s not every day that you get mail from a royal, but if we did, we would be sure to tell everyone about it. And that was exactly what royal follower @ChristinsQueens did on Twitter, when she received a special piece of correspondence from none other than Camilla Parker Bowles. …
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