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 …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges Brits to buy £1.35 item by end of the month
Money Saving Expert has issued a warning about an impending price increase for stamps, with first-class stamps set to rise by 22 per cent from October 7. The cost of sending parcels via first and second class, as well as Royal Mail’s ‘Signed For’, ‘Special Delivery Guaranteed’, and ‘Tracked’ services, …
Read More »Thousands to turn out for festival at city’s ‘most haunted’ building
The festival will be held in the grounds of the abandoned building What the indoor arena will look like at Paradisco: The Festival(Image: Supplied) Thousands of people are expected to attend a huge music festival in an abandoned hospital. The event is being run by Paradisco, which was founded by …
Read More »Twelve-year-old child falls to death on Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas
Passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship watched in horror as a 12-year-old boy plunged to his death from a 13th-floor balcony on the last night of their cruise. Thousands were aboard the Harmony of the Seas as it headed towards Galveston, Texas, at the end of its seven-day cruise around …
Read More »Run in Harrowgate Hill Darlington for suicide awareness
Glebe Road is the meeting point for runners this evening (September 11) who are poised to take on a run around Harrowgate Hill at 7pm to mark world suicide prevention day and raise funds for two charities. IfUCareShare and Darlington-based charity the Harvey McWilliams Foundation are to be the recipients …
Read More »Meghan Markle reveals she ‘felt uncomfortable being out in the world’ when she was a working royal and ‘craved safety’ in speech at Oprah’s book event
Meghan Markle revealed she ‘felt uncomfortable being out in the world’ when she was a working royal and ‘craved safety’ in a speech at Oprah’s book event. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, attended her friend Oprah’s book club session at the Godmothers bookstore in Summerland, located just a few miles from …
Read More »Town centre Post Office on the move as current lease expires
Walsall Post Office is set to move as its current site lease expires. The town centre premises will move from Park Street to its new home at Unit 1, The Bridge, just around the corner. The existing branch will close on October 22 at 5:30pm, with the new, bigger site …
Read More »Martin Lewis warns ‘stock up now’ as stamp prices set to soar by 22% | Personal Finance | Finance
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, the Royal Mail has dealt another blow – a hefty increase in the price of standard first-class stamps. But money expert Martin Lewis has a savvy tip to help Brits dodge the rise. The cost of standard first-class stamps will rise …
Read More »Stock up on stamps now, advises Martin Lewis as Royal Mail announces a 22% price rise
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to tighten its grip on household budgets, Royal Mail has delivered another blow with a significant increase in the price of standard first class stamps. However, money guru Martin Lewis has a clever tip to help Brits avoid the hike. The price of standard first …
Read More »Murdoch’s REA Fields £5.6 Billion Takeover Proposal That Rightmove Rebuffs – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — Australian real estate listing provider REA Group Ltd. presented a £5.6 billion ($7.3 billion) takeover proposal for Rightmove Plc that was rejected by the UK’s biggest property portal by market value. REA, part of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s empire, made a preliminary cash-and-stock proposal valued at 705 pence …
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