POLICE have arrested a man and seized hundreds of cannabis plants at what is being labelled a “sophisticated drug production operation”. Officers from Wiltshire Police raided the unit at Whitehill Industrial Estate in Royal Wootton Bassett on Wednesday morning (February 8), where they seized around 500 cannabis plants. A member …
Read More »Why isn’t Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win on tonight?
Ant & Dec’s new quiz show Limitless Win returned for another episode on Saturday February 5. The new show sees contestants attempt to correctly answer questions and if successful, they’ll have the opportunity to win a cash prize. Unlike any other quiz show, how much the contestants can win is an unknown figure because they …
Read More »Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Enjoy a Katherine Jenkins show on our Royal Jubilee tour
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Enjoy a private Katherine Jenkins show on our Royal Jubilee tour By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01, 12 February 2022 | Updated: 22:01, 12 February 2022 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will make this a summer like no other. And you can be at …
Read More »When will first and second class stamps become unusable?
Your average stamp will now have a barcode on it (Picture: PA) Yep, it’s happening. First and second class stamps as we know them are officially changing. In an effort to go digital, in the not-so-distant future, Christmas and Definitive (the regular ones we use with The Queen on) stamps …
Read More »Floating Bridge out of action for ‘minor technical issue’
By Jon Moreno, News reporter Floatie is out of action …. again. THE much-maligned Floating Bridge is out of action yet again. The bridge was taken out of service this afternoon (Saturday) due to ‘a minor technical issue’, the Isle oof Wight Council has said on social media. A message …
Read More »The decision has hit me pretty hard – Stuart Broad incensed at England omission
Stuart Broad admits he is “gutted” to have been dropped by England and says the controversial decision has affected his sleep. Along with fellow veteran seamer James Anderson, Broad has been left out of the England squad for their upcoming Test series in the West Indies in a shake-up following …
Read More »Deadline looms for more than 300 BAE Systems apprenticeships in Barrow
THERE is just over two weeks left to apply for one of more than 300 apprenticeship positions at BAE Systems Submarines’ site in Barrow in this recruitment window. With around 10,000 people employed there, the company offers some of the very best careers in Cumbria, building submarines for the UK …
Read More »North Western Society of Magicians elects first female president
A MAGICAL society has had a ‘refreshing change’ with the election of its first female president. Formed in 1915, The North Western Society of Magicians has elected its first ever female president – Ulverston’s Louise Taylor. Louise, who has taken over from retiring President Graham Ransom, has supported the Barrow-based …
Read More »Cost of living protesters say ‘enough is enough’
Protests are being held in several regions to highlight the impact of the cost of living crisis on workers and their families. The People’s Assembly co-ordinated the demonstrations, supported by trade unions, in towns and cities around the UK. Placards held aloft in Parliament Square in central London read “tax …
Read More »The decision has hit me pretty hard – Stuart Broad incensed at England omission
Stuart Broad admits he is “gutted” to have been dropped by England and says the controversial decision has affected his sleep. Along with fellow veteran seamer James Anderson, Broad has been left out of the England squad for their upcoming Test series in the West Indies in a shake-up following …
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