The owner of a beauty salon in Allenton has reflected on her journey five years after opening her salon in the height of lockdown. Monique Murphy, owner of Monique Hair & Beauty on Nightingale Road, said opening her salon has been “one of the best decisions she has ever made” …
Read More »If you’ve got mail, count yourself lucky | Postal service
Your article (Royal Mail second-class delivery cuts will take ‘many months’ to roll out, 1 September) raised a wry smile in our household. We have not had a regular mail delivery since 2020. It has gone from weekly to irregular to the present situation where we haven’t had any mail …
Read More »The Fishguard ice cream van scooping its way to success
Alex Luke and Shauna Whitcombe are the proud owners of new business Luke’s Ice Creams, a gloriously painted ice cream van currently situated in Lower Town, Fishguard. The couple will continue to bring the taste of delicious goods to Lower Town throughout September after a great first summer. Shauna and …
Read More »Prince Harry is feeling ‘really positive’ and is ‘so excited’ to come back to the UK tomorrow – as it’s revealed a meeting with King Charles is ‘not off the table’
Prince Harry is feeling ‘so excited’ about his upcoming trip to the UK for the WellChild Awards on Monday. The Duke of Sussex, 40, is set to jet to London as part of a four-day visit to spend time with several of his patronages, before moving up the country to …
Read More »Trade in a tourist town was on hold all summer. Will the sacrifice be worth it? – Sophie Fagone Buscimese
A story that has appeared on my radar time and time again has been the highly controversial refurbishment programme of a tourist town. Ashbourne, often called the “Gateway to the Peak District”, has seen its famous streets of cobblestones and independent traders closed to traffic all summer, which has divided …
Read More »Royal Mail set to make biggest change to postboxes in 175 years
Royal Mail is to roll out thousands of solar-powered “postboxes of the future” around the country, which will also allow customers to post bigger parcels. Royal Mail set to make biggest change to postboxes in 175 years Royal Mail is set to make the biggest change to postboxes in 175 …
Read More »How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘disruptive’ role within the Royal Family is driving an online fascination with the couple
Traditionally, the fame of a member of the Royal Family was measured through how often they were photographed. Indeed, in previous decades the likes of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana were clearly the most famous royals because of how their pictures could shift thousands of magazine copies. However, in the …
Read More »Downpatrick security alert RECAP as suspect object declared a hoax
A security alert has been declared in Downpatrick, police say. In a statement issued on Saturday morning, the PSNI added that a number of homes have been evacuated. A spokesperson said: “Police are currently in attendance following a report of a suspicious object in an industrial estate in the Ballydugan …
Read More »Reason Royal Mail postbox is covered in black plastic
A Derbyshire postbox has been wrapped in black plastic and temporarily closed, sparking mystery as to what could happen next. One of Britain’s iconic red pillar boxes near the Tesco in Gregory’s Way, Belper, has been covered with black pallet wrap and is currently “out of service” – and Royal …
Read More »Pensioner found with stab wounds in Derby as man arrested
A man in his 80s has been stabbed in Derby and police have arrested another man on suspicion of attempted murder. Derbyshire Police says officers were called to reports of a man being assaulted in Whitecross Gardens, off Kedleston Road, at 2.20pm on Saturday (September 6). A man in his …
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