With Christmas fast approaching, ensuring Christmas presents and cards make their journey on time is important. As the pandemic continues, it will mean yet again some families may be unable to come together to celebrate Christmas due to people self-isolating. Therefore, some people will be unable to give their seasonal …
Read More »Spencer saga starts a right royal month at David Lean Cinema
As the soap opera that is the House of Windsor heads into its latest – last? – chapters, with constant and unresolved controversies over Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew, so along comes the latest movie that seeks to feed the national, and American, obsessions with the royal family. And in …
Read More »EuroMillions-winning couple’s heartwarming surprise for 104-year-old war veteran
Big-hearted Nigel and Sharon Mather have been helping others since bagging a £12.4 million win on the Euromillions in 2010 and their latest heartwarming effort was for 104-year-old Tom Beevers, a veteran of the ‘Desert Rats’ of the 6th Royal Tank Regiment Sharon and Nigel Mathers deliver a Christmas hamper …
Read More »Fergie’s claim to be most persecuted woman in royal history is silly, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Does your heart bleed for Sarah, Duchess of York? If not, perhaps it should — at least according to the lady herself. In an interview with a French magazine, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife has described herself as ‘the most persecuted woman in the history of the Royal Family’, citing the disobliging …
Read More »Warning to shoppers over steep price rises on 34 popular Christmas gifts this year – full list
Covid restrictions and delivery delays are pushing up the prices of Christmas gifts by as much as 41 per cent, according to new data that’s just been published. Production interruptions and transport bottlenecks mean that many items are quickly selling out in shops, which in turn is skyrocketing costs in …
Read More »Edinburgh jobs: Help deliver Christmas to the Capital and earn up to £17.50 per hour with Royal Mail
Angard Staffing, who recuit for the Royal Mail Group, are looking to employ short term employees to work in mail centres across the UK in the run-up to Christmas – including Edinburgh. The mail sorting roles are described as being “physically demanding and can involve working unsociable hours depending on …
Read More »Queen and her corgis ‘risk being attacked by wolves or bears’, Tory peer warns
Queen and her corgis ‘risk being attacked by wolves or bears’ under Chris Packham’s call to rewild royal estates, Tory peer warns Queen and her corgis ‘risk being attacked by wolves or bears’, Tory peer warned Leading environmentalist Chris Packham has led a call to rewild royal estates But former …
Read More »Package of cannabis ‘sent via post’ seized by police
A PACKAGE containing cannabis which was reportedly sent in the post has been seized by police officers. The box, which has a ‘strong’ smell of cannabis, was not delivered to the recipient in Weymouth but instead to the town’s police station today (Tuesday, December 7). Photos of the ‘special delivery’ …
Read More »Yorkley Post Office re-opens with longer hours after full modernisation — Gloucestershire News Service
Yorkley Post Office has re-opened this week with significantly longer hours than before after the new Postmaster fully modernised the Stag Hill premises. The branch was close for refurbishment on 24th November and is now a new local-style Post Office still offering the majority of Post Office service as before, …
Read More »Postman boycotts house over Christmas after ‘rude’ note taped to door
A postman has vowed to boycott a family home over Christmas after a ‘rude’ note was taped to their front door. The handwritten note accused postman Dave, whose name has been changed, of pretending to attempt to deliver their parcels. It warned him ‘not to even think about’ leaving an …
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