A 620 homes development that will change the landscape of central Reading forever has been approved. The plan for the old Royal Mail Depot in Caversham Road involves building hundreds of homes and once complete will have one of the tallest towers in Reading. At a council planning meeting last …
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April is a month of financial change bringing with it energy price hikes, a rise to benefits delivered by both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), increases to the National Living Wage, Council Tax and National Insurance Contribution deductions. But there’s a lot …
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Published: 6:15 AM April 1, 2022 A historic town is to be renamed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, rewriting centuries of history. King’s Lynn is to become Queen’s Lynn, in honour of Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign, we can reveal today. The idea was first mooted before the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee, in …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be aware that missing the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service for Prince Philip has made them look ‘petulant and rude,’ a royal expert has claimed. Prince Harry, 37 and Meghan Markle, 40, were notable in their absence as the Queen, 95, senior royals, …
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As a reminder, from this coming Monday, there is a Royal Mail price update which will see the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 10p to 95p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 2p to 68p. In better news, many parcel prices …
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The traditional Royal Mail postage stamp is being swapped in favour of a modern barcoded stamp. Royal Mail is changing its stamps, but people have until next year to use current ones. The traditional postage stamp is being swapped in favour of a modern barcoded stamp. Sign up to our …
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The elderly could be left out of pocket and isolated by an impending shake up of the postal system, campaigners have warned. First-class stamp prices will rise by 10p to 95p while second-class ones by 2p to 68p, as of next week. The previously state-run institution is also phasing out …
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A council leader says he is confident a compromise can be found after a petition to install three short-stay parking bays outside Ashford’s sorting office gained strong public support. More than 3,000 people signed the petition as residents have long called for a solution to the parking troubles outside the …
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Tomorrow the energy cap is set to be increased at a time where people have already noticed a change in their energy bills. In addition to this, food shopping is said to have increased too with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stating that the cost of a pint of …
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At the moment it feels like everything is getting more expensive, and it seems sending a simple letter is not exempt. The cost of living squeeze is going to bite this spring with energy bills set to soar while a national insurance tax hike will also come into force. Food …
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