The partners who led a management buyout at DSG Chartered Accountants say they are committed to keeping the firm’s independence despite wider consolidation in the accountancy world. Tax partner Mark Kearsley and corporate partner Laura Leslie have led the buyout at DSG, which describes itself as the largest independent advisory …
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Prince Harry is planning to celebrate his 40th birthday with a low-key family event – followed by a wild mountain trek with friends, according to reports. It’s still a far cry from when he was known as the ‘partying prince’, with his wild antics including playing pool naked in Las …
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Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton drew attention to the ongoing compensation struggle, revealing at the National Television Awards (NTAs) that they “still haven’t been paid”. While accepting the special Impact award for the ITV drama Mr Bates versus The Post Office, the former postmaster highlighted that “nothing has changed” …
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Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton has spoken out about the ongoing compensation battle for sub postmasters, revealing that they “still haven’t been paid”. At the National Television Awards (NTAs), where she accepted the special Impact award for the ITV drama Mr Bates versus The Post Office, the ex-Royal Mail …
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BIG BIRTHDAY: Doris Stoner, who lives at Park House Residential Home, Worsbrough, celebrated her 103rd birthday on Monday. A RETIRED army staff sergeant celebrated her 103rd birthday this week with a hand-picked three-course meal. Doris Stoner reached the monumental age on Monday, with staff at Park House Residential Home in …
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The rising costs of social care are impacting local authorities up and down the country Bootle Town Hall.(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo) Sefton Council is forecasting a £5.5m overspend in its budgets for adult and children’s social care. Like many local authorities, the borough of Sefton is reporting increased demand …
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The speech delivered by Communication Workers Union (CWU) deputy general secretary Martin Walsh at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual conference over the dire situation facing Royal Mail workers was entirely two-faced and underlined the cynical nature of the yearly coming-together of the union bureaucracy. Walsh managed to cram in …
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Toby Jones is one of the favourites to win a National Television Award after taking on the title role in the hit ITV drama Mr Bates vs Post Office. The actor garnered huge praise for his portrayal of former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates, who helped bring legal action against the …
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A storm is coming to the UK this Thursday, with temperatures dropping to wintry weather for some – and that could mean hail and even snow. The UK is set to see “unseasonably cold” conditions over the next few days, with patchy rural frost developing by Thursday night, forecasters have …
Read More »Dorset Police was informed on September 8 at 9.15pm that the postbox outside Derek J Rolls Estate Agents on Wimborne Road had been set alight. Wendy Rolls said the postbox had not been the only target of the fire and that a lit serviette had been posted into their office. The blaze was …
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