A question that has puzzled the residents of Chorlton for weeks has finally been answered. At least four post boxes in the area have been taped off with black and yellow hazard tape – one outside the Post office, one at Four Banks, one opposite the Spread Eagle, and the …
Read More »‘This is not democracy’: Tories accused of selling out to developers | Conservatives
The prominent role played by a large housebuilding company and Tory donor in last week’s Conservative party conference has been called “terrifying” by a leading environmentalist who founded one of the most successful rewilding projects in England. Isabella Tree, co-owner of the Knepp estate in West Sussex and author of …
Read More »Wakefield residents left without post for two weeks as Covid-19 absences hit Royal Mail
A Royal Mail sorting office – Getty Images Kevin Thomas, was so concerned when he didn’t receive any post, he approached staff at the Wakefield sorting office on Denby Dale Road on Wednesday. Mr Thomas says staff told him the system was overwhelmed with sickness and holiday leave, as well …
Read More »Royal Stoke mum gave birth to ‘miracle baby’ – now she wants Government action
A mum who has defied medics to deliver a ‘miracle baby’ at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital is on a collision course with the Government. Joanne Cole became one of the first women in the world to get pregnant and conceive with motor neurone disease (MND) when she gave birth to Sebastian …
Read More »An Post now seeing at first hand the Brexit squeeze on British business
A recent trading update from the Royal Mail gives us a very interesting insight into how small British businesses are faring with Brexit. n the five months to August in 2019, the Royal Mail recorded 111m international parcels. (In total the UK postal service processed 520m parcels, but 409m of those were …
Read More »Analysis: six squeezes on the UK economy from bills to shopping to petrol | Economic policy
Deliveries Many of the problems facing the economy relate to Britain’s shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers – 96% of logistics businesses are having problems recruiting, and businesses are starting to run short of warehouse staff, van drivers, mechanics, technicians, forklift drivers and transport managers, according to Logistics UK. It said …
Read More »Prince Andrew is pictured horse riding at Windsor Castle
Prince Andrew was pictured making the most of the autumnal weather this morning, enjoying a horse ride around the grounds of Windsor Castle. The Duke of York, 61, who lives at the Royal Lodge just three miles away from the Berkshire residence, appeared in good spirits as he donned a …
Read More »Royal author detested by Charles had his files on the Prince stolen
What are you doing here?’ were the first words ever addressed to me by Charles, Prince of Wales, at a cocktail party in Calgary, Alberta. They would also prove to be his last words to me, delivered more than 20 years later – in a significantly different tone of voice …
Read More »Chris Packham leads school strikers to Buckingham Palace to call on royals to rewild their estates
Chris Packham leads protesters calling on the Royal Family to rewild their estates TV presenter Chris Packham was joined by around 100 children in a procession to Buckingham Palace to hand over a petition boasting over 100,000 signatures The petition is asking the Royal Family to rewild the UK lands …
Read More »Prince William sees Andrew as a ‘threat to the royal family, insiders claim
Prince William sees his uncle Prince Andrew as a threat to the Royal Family and will never let him return to public life, according to sources close to him. The 39-year-old, who is second in line to the throne, is said to have been involved in crisis talks with his …
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