Agag launches new electric powerboat championship

Formula E and Extreme E founder Alejandro Agag is taking the electric racing concept to the water with the launch of the the world’s first electric powerboat championship. Together with Rodi Basso, former Director of Motorsport at McLaren, and Dr Raffaele Chiulli, President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), Agag …

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Review: An Evening with an Immigrant (Bridge Theatre)

This evening of poetry and the story of a life in the company of poet and playwright Inua Ellams was first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017. Its urgency and impact hasn’t diminished since then; it feels essential viewing, but it isn’t particularly theatrical. The Bridge is a delicate …

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Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are expecting a baby

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are expecting their first child together, Buckingham Palace announced this morning. The couple, who married in October 2018, are expecting the baby in early 2021. Sharing the news on Instagram today, Eugenie, 30, wrote: ‘Jack and I are so excited for early 2021….,’ alongside photos …

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Northampton letter from grandad arrives 22 years late

image copyrightRonald Smith image captionThe thank you note from Ronald Smith to Zoë Fierro was for the card and vouchers he received from her for his birthday in 1998 A mother-to-be has received an unexpected letter from her deceased grandad 22 years after he posted it. Zoë Fierro, from Northampton, opened the …

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Personal Group extends Royal Mail contract

Milton Keynes-based employee services provider Personal Group has signed a three-year contract extension with Royal Mail. Under the deal, Personal Group will continue its Let’s Connect’s long-term relationship with Royal Mail through its salary sacrifice technology scheme, but will also offer insurance policies to its 140,000 employees. Deborah Frost , …

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