[ad_1] Meet the professional make-up artist who shocks clients by buying second-hand makeup from eBay and Vinted – and thinks it’s saved her £200. Natalie James, 44, isn’t put off by buying pre-loved makeup – saving both money and the environment. The professional make-up artist, from south west London, always buys products that are brand…
[ad_1] Victims of gender-based violence in West Dunbartonshire are being encouraged to speak out after official figures found the area is home to one of the highest domestic abuse rates in Scotland. More than 68,000 instances of domestic abuse were reported in Scotland in 2020-21 – a rate of 119 per 10,000 people. The rate in…
[ad_1] 27 October 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Fast delivery company Getir has announced a deal with UK grocery and convenience chain Co-op to deliver its goods. Initially the two firms are to pilot deliveries across London at stores including Battersea, Earls Court, Seven Sisters, Balham, Tottenham and Bethnal Green. At the same time, Nisa Retail,…
[ad_1] Railway staff in Scotland will go on strike this weekend after a union rejected ScotRail’s latest offer of pay. Members of the RMT working for the rail company will stage a 24-hour walkout on Saturday, October 29, as part of an ongoing row over pay and conditions. ScotRail had said the latest offer would…
[ad_1] With the current cost of living crisis putting a strain on everyone’s pockets, even the smallest ways to cut down spending can be really effective. And one tip from the Post Office has revealed how you can reduce the cost when it comes to sending packages, so you avoid paying more when you don’t…
[ad_1] The Royal Mint has today shared that production has officially begun on the first coins of King Charles for circulation. The coins mark the beginning of the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to her son’s portrait on the nation’s coinage. The historic change also represents the biggest change to UK coinage since decimalisation. Plus, there…
[ad_1] Those with travel plans over the festive period could see long delays and disruptions to their journeys as Border Force workers are set to vote on strike action. The ISU, the Union for Borders, Immigration and Customs, is balloting its members for industrial action, including strike plans over Christmas and New Year, due to…
[ad_1] P roduction of the first coins of the King for circulation has started at the Royal Mint, beginning the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to her son’s portrait on the nation’s coinage. The move represents the biggest change to UK coinage since decimalisation, with a memorial 50 pence in honour of the late Queen…
[ad_1] Labour is rightly pursuing the “prawn cocktail offensive 2.0” with business leaders, but the first offensive was not led by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown (Report, 23 October). It began when John Smith was the shadow chancellor, and Mo Mowlam was one of its leading lights. Disparaging its success, Michael Heseltine said: “Never have…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has installed a new parcel sorting machine in its Birmingham Mail Centre, capable of processing 157,000 parcels per day. The postal service hopes that this new automated machine will help to meet the shift in customer demand for quick and next-day delivery of parcels. Ricky McAulay, Operations Development Director at Royal Mail,…