Aladdin is one of the most popular pantomimes. It tells the story of a boy who finds a lamp with magical powers at a market. However, the wicked Abanazar wants to steal Aladdin’s lamp to help him become more powerful. Ulverston Royal British Legion staged the show at the Coronation …
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The Royal Mint has revealed a 50 pence coin in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The coin, the first 50p to be produced with a royal event tribute on the tails face, will be circulated next year. Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch of Great Britain and the commonwealth …
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Hundreds of Hertfordshire children were convicted or cautioned for knife crimes in just over a decade, figures show. Ministry of Justice figures for Hertfordshire Constabulary show young people were involved in 670 of the 3,017 cases resulting in cautions or convictions between July 2010 and June 2021 – making up …
Read More »Like Santa Claus, London’s famous red mailboxes were once green. There are various theories to explain this change, and choosing one is yours As you wish. Red letter boxes are as iconic as red phone boxes in the UK. During the Victorian period, architect John Benfold created the “pillar” letterbox, …
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By Press Association 2021 The newspaper headlines are dominated by measures coming in to slow the spread to the Omicron variant of coronavirus (Andrew Matthews/PA) The announcement of restrictions to try and slow the spread of the new Omicron variant dominates the nation’s front pages. The Sunday Mirror reports …
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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is to be celebrated with a new 50p coin to be launched next year, the Royal Mint has announced. The coin will feature the number 70, representing the number of years of the Queen’s reign in 2022, with her cypher framed within the zero at the …
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A new informative report titled as “Global Courier Services Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2027” has recently published by Credible Markets to its humongous database which helps to shape the future of the businesses by making well-informed business decisions. It offers a comprehensive analysis of various business aspects such as …
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Post Office aiming to double number of branches where customers can pick up Amazon purchases and grow parcel business to more than £100m By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 27 November 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 27 November 2021 The Post Office is aiming to double the number …
Read More »As Covid restrictions continue, many families with relatives abroad will be prevented from giving presents in person again this Christmas and, instead, have to send them through the post. As this is Britain’s first post-Brexit Christmas, the rules for sending items to the EU have changed, and you now need …
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November has seen some serious crimes heard in the courts, with the Joshua Hall verdict, the alleged rape of an elderly resident and fraudsters posing as police officers to target pensioners. There was also the conviction of a man for a horrific historic rape case, three decades after the crime …
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