AFTER more than three weeks a full lockdown during what should be the busiest time for traders, we recognise how difficult it is for independent producers. Earlier this month we sent out an appeal for small businesses and sole traders in Northwich, Winsford, Middlewich, Knutsford and Wilmslow to get in touch. …
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For as long as Anna-Jane Casey can remember she has spent the run-up to Christmas on the stage in the West End. But this year Casey is joining a growing army of workers from Covid-blighted industries to deliver an unprecedented volume of parcels across the UK. “It’s gone bonkers. Last …
Read More »Royal Mail to trial hydrogen dual fuel van
Royal Mail is to trial a dual fuel van to determine if hydrogen is operationally suitable for its fleet. A specially converted Ford Transit will be used in Aberdeen over the next year as part of the city’s drive for better air quality and more sustainable transport options. The vehicle is …
Read More »Two Royal Navy Commanders accuse Netflix of ‘misrepresenting’ Queen’s attitude to Argentine war
Falklands heroes tear into The Crown: Two Royal Navy Commanders accuse Netflix of ‘offensively misrepresenting’ Queen’s attitude to Argentine war Admiral Lord West and Rear Admiral Chris Parry were furious by made-up scene Showed Queen appearing unaware victory parade was held to mark end of war On October 12, 1982, Her …
Read More »Royal Mail to trial hydrogen dual fuel van
The new Royal Mail dual fuel hydrogen van Royal Mail is to trial a dual fuel van to determine if hydrogen is operationally suitable for its fleet. A specially converted Ford Transit will be used in Aberdeen over the next year as part of the city’s drive for better air quality …
Read More »Royal Mail to trial hydrogen dual fuel van
By Press Association 2020 Royal Mail hydrogen van Royal Mail is to trial a dual fuel van to determine if hydrogen is operationally suitable for its fleet. A specially converted Ford Transit will be used in Aberdeen over the next year as part of the city’s drive for better air …
Read More »Can I recycle my granite worktops? | Home
I inherited a granite worktop I simply can’t stand in the kitchen of my new house — it’s brown, cream and black and so speckled that you can’t see anything on it. It’s in great condition and I can’t bear to think of it languishing in landfill if I dispose …
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From the outset, The Crown has set out to sensationalise and distort the story of the Royal Family. But of all the many falsehoods, exaggerations and, frankly, downright lies presented as truth, there is a moment in the final episode of the this latest, fourth, series that must surely count …
Read More »Chinese fast-fashion brand sells 30,000 super-cheap items to British girls every day
Few people over the age of 30 will have heard of the clothes label Shein. Yet from its base 6,000 miles away on the Pearl River delta, this Chinese brand could soon be the biggest retailer of fast fashion in Britain, if it isn’t already. The giant firm is taking …
Read More »The Queen has ‘genius solution’ to three household Christmas bubble rule
The Queen will spend Christmas at Sandringham with Prince Edward and his family, reports have suggested. Her Majesty will spend the festive period in a bubble with three households, just like the rest of the country. It will see Edward and his wife Sophie join the Queen and Prince Philip, …
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