Scottish craft distillery Dunnet Bay is pouring its Rock Rose gin into fully recyclable 70cl pouches. If shoppers own a standard ceramic bottle of the gin, they can order the pouches – which fit through a letterbox – to refill the bottles at home, for £4 less than the price …
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A woman was left furious after her 74-year-old husband was left sitting in his own urine at Hull Royal Infirmary for up to four hours. The woman, who did not wish to be named, went to pick up her husband from the hospital after he was discharged following treatment for …
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Drivers and riders working for eCourier, a same-day delivery service owned by Royal Mail Group, have voted for strike action, after the company refused to grant them basic employment rights and a living wage. Union member couriers, 90% of whom voted in favour of action, plan to strike on 10-11 …
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PUBLISHED: 15:58 26 September 2019 | UPDATED: 15:58 26 September 2019 Bethany Wales Beckhithe village is set to lose its name and merge with a neighbouring village. Picture: Jamie Honeywood Jamie Honeywood Archant Norwich Norfolk It is a tiny hamlet of which most people will not have heard. Email this article to a …
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A FORMER Barry Comprehensive pupil is preparing to run the Cardiff half marathon in memory of his dad Trevor who died after a battle with cancer in April this year. Royal Mail postie, Colin Walters is endeavouring to raise funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer UK on Sunday, October 6. …
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A Crawley man has been given an 18-month prison sentence for secret video recording of staff colleagues at a school where he worked as a cleaner. Steeve Frivolle, 51, of Pound Hill Parade, Crawley, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Friday (20 September) having previously pleaded guilty to 18 …
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Link to this page: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1057/29604 Home | The Socialist 25 September 2019 | Join the Socialist Party Subscribe | Donate | Audio | PDF | ebook Socialist Party members protesting outside parliament against Boris Johnson, photo S. Stanicic (Click to enlarge) Six defeats in parliament in six weeks. A ‘majority’ …
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A 12-part documentary podcast called Fatal Voyage: Diana Case Solved follows the last few months of Diana’s life. She died at the age of 36 in 1997 after being fatally injured in a crash in Paris after being chased by paparazzi. Former detective Colin McLaren interviewed a number of people …
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Plans have emerged which could see nearly 1,000 homes built in a “primarily car free” development on a Reading retail park. Aviva Investors has unveiled its vision for the Reading Station Shopping Park between Caversham Road and Vastern Road. The company is working on an outline planning application which could …
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Couriers employed by Royal Mail’s same day delivery subsidiary eCourier and organised by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action (over 90% yes vote), after the company refused to grant them basic employment rights and a living wage. The couriers plan …
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