A North Staffordshire postie has hit back after residents complained of ‘sporadic deliveries’. Brian Thacker, who is a postman in Leek, says since the coronavirus pandemic began, the number of posties has fallen due to sickness and retirement. He said: “We have had lockdown. We have had widespread sickness. At …
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Yesterday, the Chancellor announced a raft of measures to support businesses through the winter months as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt our daily lives with the main aim being to protect jobs. Government assistance to protect jobs and boost cashflow There was a stark difference in the messaging from …
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Royal experts say Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could have justified the sky-high cost of their tour of Africa if they had not ended it with a ‘personal’ attack on the press. Royal watchers say the 2019 tour, which it was revealed today cost the taxpayer £240,000, could have been …
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Formula E and Extreme E founder Alejandro Agag is taking the electric racing concept to the water with the launch of the the world’s first electric powerboat championship. Together with Rodi Basso, former Director of Motorsport at McLaren, and Dr Raffaele Chiulli, President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), Agag …
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The Queen’s cousin the Duke of Gloucester, 76, is moving just a few dozen yards at Kensington Palace – at a cost of £1MILLION to the taxpayer By Royal Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 23:34, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 23:34, 25 September 2020 Taxpayers have been left with …
Read More »Workplaces around the country have been working out how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. We would like to hear from people working for Royal Mail, including staff and management, about their experiences at work in recent months. How has Royal Mail adapted to the pandemic? What safety measures have …
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Wood engraving commands laborious attention to detail, but the effects can be entrancing and varied. A new exhibition at the Ashmolean celebrates a British phenomenon that continues to fascinate. Britain has invented numerous sports — tennis, cricket, tossing the caber — but can only claim to have come up with …
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This evening of poetry and the story of a life in the company of poet and playwright Inua Ellams was first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017. Its urgency and impact hasn’t diminished since then; it feels essential viewing, but it isn’t particularly theatrical. The Bridge is a delicate …
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A NUMBER of tributes have been made a ‘man of many talents’ who had a passion for sport throughout his life. Terry Clegg sadly passed away on September 9, in the early hours of the morning at the age of 76. Born on September 17, 1944, in Burnley, Terry lived …
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