Heritage and RetroHeritage Jessica Evershed, archivist at National Records of Scotland, looks at the island village that was for generations hard to reach – and whose future was long at risk. Monday, 10th August 2020, 4:45 pm Updated Monday, 10th August 2020, 5:04 pm The village of Rèinigeadal in the …
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WITH miles of beautiful coastline, Cornwall is the ultimate ‘staycation’ destination, known for its sea, sand, surfing… and for having the least sexy accent in the world, apparently. That’s according to a recent survey, which concluded ‘Queen’s English’ to be the ‘sexiest’ dialect and put the Cornish accent at the …
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Mobile coronavirus testing in Greater Manchester has been hit by chaos immediately after the programme was handed over from the military to outsourcers. The switchover from the army to the private sector – which coincided almost exactly with new Covid restrictions being brought in for Greater Manchester due to rising …
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The Prime Minister today vowed to reconsider the law in a bid to tackle migrant crossings as France warned the government not to send the Navy into its waters. Boris Johnson branded Channel crossings a ‘very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do’ as he hinted at …
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US private equity firm Advent International has agreed a €1bn deal to buy the UK operations of Hermes parcel delivery group and take a minority stake in its German business, seeking to capitalise on the boom in online shopping amid the pandemic. The buyout group will acquire 75 per cent …
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InYourArea Community The Post Office counter inside McColl’s on Cyncoed Road closed on July 29 10 August 2020 By Bronte Howard More than 800 people have signed a petition calling on the Post Office to keep a branch in Cyncoed. Around 800 local residents have signed a petition set up …
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Sarah Ferguson has called Princess Beatrice a ‘natural angel of kindness and goodness’ as she shared an intimate birthday portrait of the royal. The Duchess of York, 60, posted an illustration of the Queen’s granddaughter on her Instagram page last night as the youngster celebrated her 32nd birthday. Shared a …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s social media accounts have been removed from the Royal Family’s social media page, according to eagle-eyed fans. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, stepped down as senior royals at the beginning of the year, to focus on their various charities and leading a …
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The royal family is celebrating Princess Anne’s life on Instagram ahead of her 70th birthday on Saturday. The Firm’s official Instagram account has dedicated today’s story to the Princess Royal’s 20s, from 1970 to 1980. It highlighted the first charity Anne ever worked with, Save The Children UK, which led her …
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Figures obtained by the BBC in a Freedom of Information request showed 1,778 companies informed the Insolvency Service of their intention to cut more than 139,000 jobs in England, Scotland and Wales. This compares to 345 companies announcing a total of 24,000 job losses in June 2019, the broadcaster said. …
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