People in Guernsey will soon have to pay more to post letters and parcels. Guernsey Post is expecting an increase in prices due to changes to its contract with Royal Mail. Guernsey Post’s outgoing chairman also says the Covid-19 pandemic has presented “unprecedented” obstacles to the business, and that he …
Read More »Pontefract post office ‘vital to the community’ is closed and post box fenced in
Hardwick Road Post Office, Pontefract The Hardwick Road Post Office of Maple Drive was closed for two months last year but reopened in May 2020. It closed again on October 1, 2021 and a letter went out to residents saying that the closure was temporary due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Pontefract …
Read More »Jason Knauf ‘got Duchess’s version of wedding disagreement across to book writers’
Royal aide ‘DID tell Finding Freedom authors about her tiara row’: Palace press chief Jason Knauf ‘got Duchess’s version of wedding disagreement across to book writers’, Court of Appeal is told Palace press chief said Meghan provided him with ‘detail on the tiara’ It followed an article in The Times …
Read More »Czech billionaire, Daniel Kretinsky buys 27% stake in West Ham
Premier League side, West Ham United has announced via club statement that Czech billionaire, Daniel Kretinsky has completed the acquisition of a 27% stake in West Ham Holding Limited. The stake is said to be worth between £180 million – £200 million which makes Kretinsky the second largest shareholder at …
Read More »Hartlepool pays its respects to the Fallen on Armistice Day
As well as reflecting on the bravery of military servicemen and women, one town school marked the centenary year of the Royal British Legion. More than 400 youngsters from Throston Primary School lined up in the yard on Thursday, November 11, to form the number 100. The school is a …
Read More »Godwin Developments secures site for commercial scheme | Midlands Property News
Godwin Developments has secured a site opposite Uttoxeter railway station which it intends to transform into a new commercial scheme. The Brookside Road site is located near a 22,873 sq ft Lidl supermarket on Town Meadows Way which opened in October 2021. The developer said the land is suited to …
Read More »Royal Family change their profile photos to mark Armistice Day
Royal Family change their profile photos to mark Armistice Day: Queen ditches beaming snap while William and Kate swap their candid Ireland shot for a single symbolic poppy Royal Family Instagram accounts changed their photos to mark Armistice Day Queen replaced smiling photo with a sombre one from Remembrance Day 2004 …
Read More »Irish street sign won’t be placed at Belfast Orange hall
An Irish street sign will not be erected on or beside Belfast’s main Orange hall after all, Belfast City Council has confirmed. t the beginning of the month, the council sent a decision to grant Irish language signage at Clifton Street back to a committee for further discussion. The move …
Read More »Harborough orchestra takes part in the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society awards after being shortlisted for national prize
Harborough’s Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra took part in the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society awards in London. A renowned Market Harborough orchestra has been taking part in the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society awards in London. The town’s Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra and Scottish partner the Aberdeenshire Saxophone Orchestra went to London’s Wigmore Hall …
Read More »Mail delivery services in Bridlington hit by Covid outbreak amongst postal workers
The Royal Mail service in Bridlington has been severely hit by sickness absences due to a Covid outbreak. Bridlington residents may have noticed some disruption to the usual Royal Mail deliveries over the past two weeks. This is because the service has been severely hit by sickness absences due to …
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