The post box at North Fambridge train station was taken away following a request from BT, due to plans to change a telegraph pole. The parish council was unaware of the post box removal and didn’t know whether it was set to be reinstated or not. This caused residents concerns …
Read More »Death notices and funeral announcements from Essex Chronicle and Essex Live this week
Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site …
Read More »Martin Lewis’ latest money saving advice is to bulk buy £1 item before price spike
Martin Lewis has urged shoppers to stock up on a cheap and common item before they spike in price, reaching more than twice the sum people would pay a decade ago. But the Money Saving Expert has warned that buyers only have until October 2 before the price goes up. …
Read More »Money-Saving Expert urges people to stock up on £1 household item before October
A popular consumer website is warning people to stock up on first-class stamps before the price increases. First-class stamps will rise by 14%, from £1.10 to £1.25. The price of second-class stamps will remain unchanged, Money Saving Expert says. Royal Mail said that a first-class stamp would rise as the …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges people to load up on common 75p item before next month
Martin Lewis’ popular website, Money Saving Expert, has urged people to stock up on a common item, currently worth 75p, before they rise in price. By October 2, first class stamps will increase in price by 14 per cent, from £1.10 to at least £1.25 – and first class stamps …
Read More »Martin Lewis warning to stock up on common £1.10 item before October 2
A warning has been issued for people to stock up on a common £1.10 item before October 2. Martin Lewis’ website Money-Saving Expert is urging people to act now before prices go up by 14 per cent at the start of next month. First class stamps will increase on October …
Read More »Royal Mail Must Take Action to Improve Services Amid Potential Saturday Post Cancellation
Royal Mail Urged to Improve Services if Saturday Post is Discontinued By Calum Muirhead Updated: 22:14 BST, 9 September 2023 According to Sir Vince Cable, Royal Mail should invest in improving its services if it decides to discontinue Saturday post. Sir Vince Cable, the former Business Secretary who oversaw the …
Read More »Cancer patient begs Royal Mail to deliver letters to Portslade home
Jean Winstanley, 88, of Locks Crescent in Portslade, says deliveries dropped to just once a week roughly four months ago, at roughly the same time she was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Jean lives with her bedridden husband Peter, 91, who is visited four times each day by carers. The …
Read More »Are companies being ripped off by big banks over share buybacks?
Occasionally you meet someone in finance who has a zealous glint in their eye because they’re convinced they’ve stumbled across something everyone else has missed. I had coffee with one such missionary last week. Michael Seigne, formerly a senior broker at Goldman Sachs and the smaller firm Redburn, has dived …
Read More »LOST dining and events concept to open at Claremont Farm
LOST will be housed in beautiful stone farm buildings, dating back to the early 18th century, at Claremont Farm in Bebington. Part of the Claremont courtyard space, LOST promises to be “a totally unique dining and events venue offering an exciting range of exclusive supper clubs in partnership with local dining specialists, Cheeky Chilli.” …
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