Name: Porch piracy. Age: the phrase porch pirate dates right back to the early 2010s, debuting in Urban Dictionary in 2011. Oh, so more recent than Blackbeard then? And also Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Long John Silver and Captain Jack Sparrow, etc. Do porch pirates also say: “Arrrrr!” No. Well, …
Read More »Postman bans ‘rude’ resident over ‘unnecessarily snarky’ note
A postman banned a “rude” resident from receiving mail after they left an “unnecessarily snarky” note for him. The postal worker has vowed not to deliver mail to the resident after they left a ranting note accusing him of “pretending” to ring their doorbell with a parcel. The resident’s handwritten …
Read More »Postman puts ‘rude’ resident’s house on his ‘naughty list’ vowing to blacklist them over Christmas
A postman has vowed to add an address on his round to a ‘naughty list’ after they wrote a ‘rude’ note accusing Royal Mail of withholding their parcel. The postal carrier came across the note taped to the front door of a house on December 1. He took a photo …
Read More »Residents prepare new fight against giant scrap yard
Royal Academy member Humphrey Ocean, whose studio is next to the proposed scrapyard in West Norwood, protests outside Lambeth Town Hall in Brixton Campaigners against a giant new metal processing yard that would lead to an increase in very large lorries using roads in Brixton and the rest of Lambeth …
Read More »The last Christmas posting dates for sending cards and presents this year
People are being urged to post items early this Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock) With Christmas now just mere weeks away, cards and presents will need to be posted to make sure they arrive in time for the big day. The Post Office and its parcel delivery branch Parcelforce are urging people …
Read More »The last Christmas posting dates for sending cards and presents this year
People are being urged to post items early this Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock) With Christmas now just mere weeks away, cards and presents will need to be posted to make sure they arrive in time for the big day. The Post Office and its parcel delivery branch Parcelforce are urging people …
Read More »New map shows Bedfordshire’s Covid ‘blackspots’ as Omicron cases rise in England
Three Bedfordshire areas have now been highlighted as Covid ‘blackspots’, according to the latest weekly statistics. On the government’s interactive coronavirus map, areas are given a colour relating to their level of infection. The highest category is for areas with rates of 800 and above, which are marked in black, …
Read More »2 cheap FTSE 100 dividend stocks to buy right now!
The FTSE 100 is packed with top-quality bargains. Here are two cheap blue-chip UK shares I’m considering buying right now. A FTSE 100 share for the e-commerce age To me, it’s no surprise the Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price has remained afloat in recent weeks. While many other UK shares …
Read More »As Takeover Talk Hits Fever Pitch, BT Boss Says: We Are Ready!
New chairman of BT says telecoms giant is ‘prepared for anything’, as rules preventing its largest shareholder launching a takeover set to expire By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 4 December 2021 | Updated: 00:49, 5 December 2021 In the hot seat: BT chairman Adam Crozier The new …
Read More »What the papers say – December 5
By Press Association 2021 A collection of British newspapers The front pages focus on Covid-19 treatment, a royal’s relationship with his late mother and the legacy of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. The Sunday Telegraph reports a pill to fight Covid-19 could be offered to patients before Christmas as authorities try to …
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