An adventurous Dartmoor postman will post his last letters on Thursday (July 31) after delivering to the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its surrounds for more than a quarter of a century. Mike Leaman has certainly left his stamp on the community he has served for the last 28 years. And, …
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News 25/07/2025 08:56 Oxford University Press underlines commitment to research, learning, and responsible publishing, amid disruption in core markets. Nigel Portwood: “Although a number of material factors hampered our financial progress this year, we still had much to celebrate.” Photograph: Supplied by OUP. …
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The average Brit will only wear half their wardrobe in any given year, with a third (33 per cent) spending more than £300 on new items annually. A poll of 2,000 adults found that the reasons why our clothes are left in wardrobes and rarely worn include because they’ve been …
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The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) calls for an emphatic No vote in the upcoming ballot from August 6 to 26 on “Rebuilding Royal Mail Parts 1 and 2.” These agreements are not about rebuilding anything for us or service users. They are about increasing Royal Mail’s profits at our …
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Prince George turned 12 on July 22 – an important milestone for the future king in more ways than one. Citing a former royal helicopter pilot, Richard Eden, the Daily Mail’s Diary Editor, said: ‘When Prince William reached the age of 12, he stopped travelling with his father so they …
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By ALYSSA GUZMAN and ADRY TORRES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 08:53 EDT, 25 July 2025 | Updated: 11:58 EDT, 25 July 2025 A Royal Caribbean crew member died after plunging off the cruise ship as it was sailing through the Bahamas. The unidentified man jumped off the boat around 7pm on …
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Pub campaigners are urging people to support their locals during a ‘challenging climate’, as residents react to the return of a much-missed closed establishment. The Royal Mail Cart in Spalding will soon be serving customers once more after the new owners announced it would re-open later this summer. Chair of …
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For many people, 2012 remains one of the most memorable summers on record. Andy Murray, Usain Bolt and Mo Farah all made history with gold wins at the Olympics, the band Fun had a hit with We Are Young and Boris Johnson got stuck on a zip wire in Victoria Park …
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Signor Tortoni has more to give but trainer Ron Quinton isn’t sure when punters will see what he knows. The talented and imposing son of Too Darn Hot will line up on Saturday in The Agency Real Estate 3YO Benchmark 72 Handicap (1300m) at Royal Randwick. Signor Tortoni is a …
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Swindon fire station will host an open day this Saturday to support the Fire Fighters Charity. Running from 11am to 4pm, the event will feature displays of hot oil fires, technical rescues, and road traffic collision extrication. Water-based demonstrations will not be held due to the ongoing hosepipe ban in …
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