Image: The Phoenix Works. Solar PV, battery storage and end-to-end EV charging company The Phoenix Works has been acquired by Liberty Global. The move follows the company’s previous parent company Retig going into administration in September. Following this, energy company Tonik Energy which was also owned by the company, went …
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A COUPLE who were once known as being “good jivers” are this week celebrating six decades of happy marriage. Jim Watson, 85, and Anne McGaulley, 81, were both born in Crosshill, met in Cowdenbeath Palais at the dancing where Jim played the saxophone in his dad’s band “Ken Watson’s Big …
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Black Friday purchases are estimated to increase by at least seven percent this year compared to 2019, according to new research. The survey of 2,011 UK consumers conducted by price comparison website Money.co.uk found that purchases by consumers will reach 6 billion pounds on Black Friday this year and that …
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Guide to preparing parcels for shipment. Circumstances surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic has led to many small businesses and independent traders turning to delivery options for their customers – with questions surrounding preparing parcels taking the forefront. Following a recent survey conducted by insurance comparison website QuoteZone, it is believed …
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HMRC has issued a warning after reports that new scams have been launched in the lead-up to Christmas. A number of reports have been raised on social media about con artists trying to rip others off in dodgy scams. And they follow concerns about fake Royal Mail scams and other …
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Posted: 6:28 pm November 25, 2020 By Roisin Henderson r.henderson@fermanaghherald.com SHARE FERMANAGH shoppers are being warned to be extra vigilant after after it emerged a scam involving apparent postal delivery issues is doing the rounds locally. The email claims to be from the Post Office, which is separate from Royal …
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A delivery office worker in Folkestone is “recuperating at home” after testing positive for COVID-19. Royal Mail confirmed the individual, who works in the town centre’s delivery office, had contracted the disease, which had sparked a deep clean of the premises. But a spokesman did not confirm if any other …
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The City of Melbourne’s Hoddle Grid Heritage Review is leading an overdue change in atti- tudes towards post-war heritage, according to the Felicity Watson of the National Trust of Australia. The council’s heritage review is aiming to secure heritage protection for 137 buildings and is open for public exhibition until …
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Students walk next to barbwire ahead of a mass rally to call for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government and reforms in the monarchy, at the Crown Property Bureau in Bangkok, Thailand, November 24, 2020. — Reuters pic BANGKOK, Nov 25 — Thailand faced criticism from international rights …
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Don’t fall victim to scams when shopping online this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. That’s the warning from the Island’s Police force and Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA) who say con artists try to take advantage of the internet spending sprees each year. Which UK …
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