BRITAIN is ready for change after 14 ruinous years, and it’s up to us now to deliver that change. Services are on their knees after years of mismanagement, and that’s certainly true of Royal Mail, privatised by the Tories and Liberal Democrats in 2014. People across Britain rely on its …
Read More »House for sale – not to let on Airbnb – agent tells planners – Brighton and Hove News
A rebuilt house will not be used as a holiday let, councillors were assured after hearing neighbours’ concerns. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee was told that developer Snaps Holiday Ltd would have to apply for a change of use if they wanted to use a new house at …
Read More »Martin Lewis explains how nearly a million people could get extra £4k with one simple call
Martin Lewis is calling on hundreds of thousands of pensioners to do one thing – and it is completely free. According to the money guru, nearly a million people aged over 66 could get the money by making a single phone call. Speaking on Good Morning Britain (GMB) earlier this …
Read More »‘Oldest postmistress’ to sell former Claverley Post Office
BBC Kay White retired at the age of 93 after working at the Post Office in Claverley for nearly 80 years A former post office once run by a woman believed to be the country’s oldest postmistress is up for sale. Kay White retired in December 2020 at the age …
Read More »Tata Steel’s Port Talbot counting on £500m rescue deal
2,800 jobs could be axed in switch to less carbon-intensive electric arc furnaces By John Paul-ford Rojas and Emily Hawkins Updated: 18:14 EDT, 7 September 2024 A £500million state rescue deal for Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant will be confirmed this week. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will give the Government’s …
Read More »Royal Family have ‘found it hard to keep going’ since Queen’s death
An expert has claimed the Royal Family has faced immense difficulty moving forward since the Queen’s death two years ago. The nation was plunged into sadness on September 8, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II – with her decline in health seeing a frantic rush by relatives to …
Read More »Let’s not forget why refugees are here | Refugees
The article by a Syrian refugee (Brave words, Yvette Cooper – but refugees like me know Britain can’t stop people traffickers, 6 September) echoes my experience with refugees in Glasgow, teaching them crafts for their mental health, and English. Not one of our adult “students” – Syrians, Iraqis, Kurds and …
Read More »Planners reject ‘alien’ mural for Lucy and Yak – Brighton and Hove News
A clothing company’s plans to paint a mural on its new shop in The Lanes, in Brighton, has been refused because it would be “alien” to the area. Lucy and Yak wanted to paint its outlet at 59 Ship Street – the former England at Home site – with a …
Read More »Royal Mail considering ‘bin collection’ style website to cut services in money-saving bid
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Read More »Royal Mail looking to launch bin-collection style website for letter deliveries
Royal Mail is looking into launching a “bin collection”-style website which would tell households which day they will receive mail. If plans go ahead, customers would input their postcode to discover which days their letter deliveries are due. This would run separately from services dedicated to tracking individual letters or …
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