The Queen was introduced to Britain’s new £100 million F-35B Lightning stealth fighters today on her first public engagement of the year. The 93-year-old monarch visited their base at RAF Marham in Norfolk, a short hop from her Sandringham home, in her role as honorary air commodore of the base. …
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Read More »Royal blogger reveals ‘beautiful ‘ handwritten letter from Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice reveals she is ‘so excited to get married and begin life’ with her fiancé Edo Mapelli Mozzi in a handwritten note to a royal fan who congratulated the pair on their engagement Katherina from Germany has been running katsroyalletters since June 2019 Royal blogger shared a handwritten note from …
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Rebecca Fitzgerald and the team at StrawberrySocial have over 60 years’ worth of social media management experience between them. With classic dot pop art style branding, StrawberrySocial helps businesses and charities to reduce risks in their social and online campaigns. Before she set up the company, Rebecca was the director …
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From cosy loft conversion to glamorous en-suites with roll-top baths, most homeowners have at least one dream home renovation project at the back of their minds. But which ones are most worth doing, which will bring the biggest benefits to how you use the space and how do you fund …
Read More »Recalling a popular ‘homely’ city pub which was demolished 35 years ago
We wonder how many of our readers remember this “homely back-street pub” now long since demolished. It is one of many that have disappeared from Leicester’s streets over the past 50 years, including a significant number that were within walking distance of the old Leicester Mercury premises in St George …
Read More »Trust commits to the ‘Dying to Work Charter’
The charter ensures greater security for terminally ill workers. Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust, a provider of mental health and disability services in the North of England, has today added its name to a charter aimed at helping employees who become terminally ill at work. The …
Read More »St Helena: An island apart
St Helena is being billed as “The Secret of the South Atlantic”. The 200thanniversary of the death — on the island in May 1821 — of the exiled French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte should bring a much-needed increase in tourists. Tourism is also supposed to boost efforts towards the island becoming …
Read More »UPS delivery vans get electric makeover by Arrival
Electric vehicle company Arrival has co-developed a fleet of 10,000 modular electric-vans with UPS in the delivery service’s signature livery. The electric vans will be rolled out across the UK, Europe and the US between 2020 and 2024. Arrival has developed electric vans with UPS Wheels are attached to a …
Read More »Prince William shares his ‘frustration’ at lack of diversity at white-dominated Baftas
Prince William shared his ‘frustration’ at the lack of diversity at the white-dominated Baftas on Sunday night and announced a ‘full and thorough review.’ He praised the ‘exceptional film-making’ highlighted during the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, and reflected on his tenure as Bafta president, joking that he did …
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