On March 24, 1981, the most well-known member of a gang that made off with £2.6million from a mail train, was rescued by Barbados police following his kidnapping. Stockwell-born Ronnie Biggs was saved from his captors by Barbados coppers whilst on the run from the UK police. The 52-year-old was …
Read More »Lincoln Arms secure title with games in hand – Spalding Voice
Royal Mail Cart secured a 6-3 home win against Drayman's Arms B. Stef Atudosiei and Josh Grainger both hit 180s in their game, with Atudosiei … Source link
Read More »Privatisation has failed – Labour ministers should not repeat the experiment
26 Mar 2025 Is private ownership of our critical infrastructure working? Cat Hobbs, founder and director of We Own It, argues privatisation has failed – so Labour ministers should think again. “I just love utility companies… They give you resilience in portfolios, pretty monopolistic in nature… So, what they have …
Read More »“More likely” | ExWHUEmployee | Kretinsky & West Ham stance clarified
Despite recent reports in the media, Daniel Kretinksky has no intention of selling his West Ham shares, its been advised by ExWHUEmployee. The Czech billionaire, who currently owns a 27% stake in the club, has been rumoured to be considering selling his shares and even talks of a possible falling …
Read More »‘Rare’ King Charles III Royal Mail postbox in Worcester
The postbox, located on School Bank on Claines, is the first to bear the cypher of King Charles III in Worcester and is catching people’s attention. Many older Royal Mail boxes have the cypher ER which means they were installed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Royal Mail has confirmed that it …
Read More »Royal Family LIVE: Charity boss makes ‘play the victim’ swipe after Prince Harry quits | Royal | News
Prince Harry resigned from Sentebale, the charity he co-founded nearly two decades ago, amid a leadership fallout that has now escalated into a war of words. The Duke of Sussex, 40, established Sentebale in 2006 alongside Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, but the two princes confirmed they had stepped down in …
Read More »Morrisons says it needs to save £1bn to deal with rising costs
By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 09:12 EDT, 26 March 2025 Morrisons has boosted its medium-term savings target to £1billion, as the supermarket faces growing costs and the lingering impact of a major cyber security incident. The retailer’s chief executive Rami Baitiéh has previously warned of an ‘avalanche of costs’ arrising from …
Read More »Watford MP turns postman for the day in Royal Mail round
Watford’s MP donned a high-vis jacket and turned into Postman Matt for a day during a Friday morning delivery round. Matt Turmaine presented the ‘Employee of the Month’ award at Royal Mail’s Caxton Way delivery office last week, before chatting with staff and managers. “The posties do a great job, …
Read More »What the Royal Family REALLY thought of Harry and Meghan’s engagement: The late Queen had ‘high hopes’ for the couple – but Prince Phillip was ‘wary’ and had a special nickname for the American actress
Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle on a blanket surrounded by electric candles and white flowers in the walled garden of Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace in November 2017. ‘I wanted to do it earlier,’ he explained in their 2022 Netflix documentary Harry And Meghan. ‘Because I had to ask permission …
Read More »Stamp prices are going up
MAINTAINING SERVICES: The price of stamps is going up from April 7 as the Royal Mail battle declining deliveries (Image: Getty) Royal Mail is putting the price of postage stamps up on April 7. Martin Lewis has urged households to ‘stock up’ now before the increase arrives. Prices for postage …
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