Interest in collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes is growing, with 58 per cent of employers supporting a CDC option being available, a 6 percentage point increase on 2020, according to research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA). The ACA’s 2021 Pension trends survey also found that 54 per …
Read More »Royal Mail delays as Eccles neighbours forced to queue in the rain for post – and some still left empty-handed
People in Eccles were forced to queue in the rain for up to 30 minutes to collect post – and some were still left empty-handed. Photos showed a long line of customers outside the sorting office on Saturday. Last week, the M.E.N reported that locals in Eccles hadn’t received any …
Read More »Kids can get a free personalised letter from Santa – here’s how to get one
It’s an age-old tradition in most households – writing a letter to Santa. But just imagine if Santa wrote back? Well, imagine no more as we have the answer just for you Thanks to Royal Mail your child can get their own personalised reply from St Nick himself – and …
Read More »Latest planning applications for South Lakes District Council
Detached building for dog day-care, Sea Shell Cottage, Roosebeck, Ulverston. For Mr and Mrs Lee Minhinnick. Change of use of part agricultural field and existing store to 3 static timber holiday lodges and associated works, field and barn accessed opposite Moorhouse Farm, Scales, Ulverston. For Mr Daniel Laisby. Stone outbuilding …
Read More »Postman vows to blacklist resident who left ‘rude’ note accusing him of pretending to deliver parcels
A FUMING postman has vowed to blacklist a “rude” resident after they left a ranting note stuck to their door accusing him of pretending to try to deliver their parcels. The handwritten message was plastered on the customer’s front door warning the postie to “not even think about” leaving an …
Read More »Postman boycotts house after rude letter accuses him of not delivering parcels
A postman has put a ‘rude’ resident on his ‘naughty list’ and vowed to blacklist them over Christmas after they left a ranting note stuck to their door accusing him of pretending to try to deliver their parcels. The handwritten message was plastered on the customer’s front door warning the …
Read More »Postman boycotts ‘rude’ house which accused him of pretending to try to deliver parcels
A family have found themselves on a naughty list this Christmas, after leaving a “rude” note for their postman, accusing him of pretending to attempt to deliver their parcels. Postman Dave, whose name has been changed for his privacy, found a handwritten note on the front door of one of …
Read More »How to keep your home safe from burglars at Christmas | Money
Don’t make it easy for them When you go out, or to bed, check you have shut and locked all windows and doors. Don’t leave your keys in locks when you are in, as a burglar may be able to reach them through the letterbox. Think about your family calendar, …
Read More »Postman boycotts ‘rude’ house which accused him of pretending to try to deliver parcels
A Royal Mail postman has vowed to boycott a home after a ‘rude’ note was left telling him to ‘not even think about’ leaving an attempted delivery card again The postman says he won’t be delivering any mail to the family for Christmas ( Image: Kennedy News / Facebook) A …
Read More »Porch piracy: why a wave of doorstep parcel thefts is sweeping the UK | Crime
Name: Porch piracy. Age: the phrase porch pirate dates right back to the early 2010s, debuting in Urban Dictionary in 2011. Oh, so more recent than Blackbeard then? And also Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Long John Silver and Captain Jack Sparrow, etc. Do porch pirates also say: “Arrrrr!” No. Well, …
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