A bike repair man has swapped handlebars for prison bars after he was caught peddling stolen cycles. Simon Taylor was caught with bikes worth thousands, which had been stolen from members of the public at great inconvenience and expense. A court heard one electric bike had been bought by a …
Read More »Some stamps will become unusable in major Royal Mail change
Huge numbers of stamps with ‘1st’ and ‘2nd’ marked on them will become unusable at the start of next year under changes by the Royal Mail. It has announced that, following a trial, it will be adding unique barcodes to all ‘everyday’ Definitive and Christmas stamps. These are generally the …
Read More »Millions of first and second class stamps to be axed in Scotland from next year
Scots have been urged to use up their remaining batches of first and second class stamps ahead of a rule change coming into force from next year. From January 31, 2023, the current stamps with the Queen’s head on them will be replaced with ones that contain a barcode alongside …
Read More »Horror as drink-driving trucker caught downing Champagne at wheel while using phone | UK | News
Mason James Cowgill also took both hands off the wheel and rolled cigarettes as he sped along the A65 in North Yorkshire. Horrifying footage was captured of him on June 7 last year when he crashed into one car and nearly caused another crash. Cowgill and the car driver exchanged …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: LV’s staggering U-turn over Royal London merger
ALEX BRUMMER: LV turning its back on Royal London is one of the most farcical boardroom U-turns in living memory By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00, 9 February 2022 | Updated: 22:00, 9 February 2022 The reasoning behind the decision of Liverpool Victoria to pull out of …
Read More »Lover launches Valentine’s post office for 2022
THE village cupids of Lover have been busy sending out messages of love ready for Valentine’s Day. The Valentine pop-up post office and Darling Cafe are back and opened on Saturday February 5. The post office and cafe will be open every day until Valentine’s Day. Nick Gibbs, of the Lover …
Read More »Harry and Meghan are ‘very money driven’ and ‘like to be like James Corden’ royal expert claims
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘very driven by money’ and would like to be earning ‘millions’ a year ‘like their friend James Corden’, a royal expert has claimed. The royal couple, who have an £18million deal with Spotify and a £100million deal with Netflix, want to get to a level …
Read More »Fish and chip row explodes as couple who built 4ft fence to stop queues on doorstep forced | UK | News
Fed-up homeowners Christine and Stephen Williams, from Alnwick in Northumberland, have decided to sell their home at a huge loss of £105,000. The couple erected the fence in an attempt to get some privacy and stop the customers from using their window sill to sit and eat their fish and …
Read More »Total cost of botched Paisley Southeast by-election exceeds £16,000
ANOTHER Royal Mail bill linked to the botched Paisley Southeast by-election has landed on Renfrewshire Council’s doorstep, taking the cost of the poll to well over £16,000. The ballot was scrapped by the council at the last minute in December after disqualified elected member Paul Mack launched a late legal …
Read More »Royal Mail’s barcoded stamps rollout sparks concern for some elderly customers
The Royal Mail has said traditional postage stamps will soon be a thing of the past thanks to the introduction of a new barcode system. A rollout of the new barcoded stamps began last week, with the public warned that regular stamps will be phased out by the end of …
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