Calum and Gillian Greenhow have run the sub-post office branch in West Linton for almost three decades. But with their contract coming to an end and a shift in how people use postal services, the village “stalwarts” have decided to shut up shop. Mrs Greenhow said: “It is awful. It …
Read More »Waddington man completes whacky 17-marathon charity challenge
1 day ago By David McKenna, BBC News Supplied The 38-year-old took on the challenge under the pseudonym Neville to remain anonymous A man has completed a challenge to run the equivalent of about 17 marathons over 30 days on the same half-mile (0.8 km) “mundane” stretch of road in Waddington, Lincolnshire. …
Read More »Ed Miliband will be a liability as energy secretary
Ed Miliband (Photo: Getty) I know it has only just begun, but it is not too early to start wondering: what will it be that causes the Starmer government its first serious problem? A likely surge in arrivals of illegal migrants seems one possibility, given that some of those encamped …
Read More »Positives to take from General Election campaign
Dear Editor,There are many positives from our General Election campaign. At our first attempt to stand for Parliament we were able to beat two long-established national parties. It also enabled us to post a A3 leaflet, via Royal Mail, to every home in the Crewe and Nantwich Constituency. All 54,400 …
Read More »Pep Guardiola joins sports legends including Leah Williamson and Ben Stokes in Centre Court’s Royal Box at Wimbledon… but Man City’s manager is playfully booed by the SW19 crowd!
Wimbledon’s box welcomed a host of sports stars for Saturday’s action at SW19 The Centre Court spectators jokingly booed Pep Guardiola as he took his seats He was joined by a handful of rugby and cricket stars, as well as Olympics icons By Ben Willcocks Published: 10:09 EDT, 6 July …
Read More »Woman who left Royal Mail job for Coventry Market has ‘never looked back’
A Bedworth woman said quitting her job three years ago to live her dream at Coventry Market was the ‘best decision she has ever made.’ Sarah Bodger took a leap of faith and decided to set up Ragdoll Crafts after she was forced to leave her £23,000-a-year role at Royal …
Read More »Royal Navy crew return home after six months defending Red Sea shipping from Houthi missiles – destroying the fastest-moving target ever hit by British forces and downing seven drones in one day
A Royal Navy crew have returned home after six months defending the Red Sea from Houthi rebels and their missiles. HMS Diamond docked at Portsmouth on Saturday after helping to protect shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden and shooting down the most enemy missiles in one day on record. During …
Read More »Exact date Cambridge Post Office will reopen after four-month closure
A Cambridge Post Office will be reopening its doors later this month. The branch, based at the University of Cambridge’s West Hub, confirmed the news in a letter sent to customers. The venue first opened in September 2022 and is one of many in and around the city centre. However, …
Read More »My £1m pension was sent in the post by cheque — and stolen
It should have been a simple transfer. Instead the businessman Stuart James lost almost all of his £1 million pot after a catalogue of failures by a pension firm and two of the UK’s biggest banks. A big reason for his loss was the fact that his life savings were …
Read More »Defeated Tory candidate considering legal action over postal vote ‘delays’
A Tory candidate who was defeated by just 15 votes is considering taking legal action over alleged postal vote chaos in his constituency. Ameet Jogia, who was defeated by his Labour rival in the north London constituency of Hendon, may launch a judicial review against Barnet Council. Mr Jogia, a …
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