In the concluding extract of the memoir that everyone is talking about, former royal butler Paul Burrell recalls the late Queen Elizabeth’s final days – and an emotional visit to her grave at Windsor. I might never have got to know the Queen if it hadn’t been for one absent-minded smile. …
Read More »Royal Mail workers discuss opposing CWU’s rotten pay award and agreements with billionaire Kretinsky
The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) held an online meeting Sunday, “After the ballot: the way forward for postal workers.” It followed the Communication Workers Union (CWU) ballot last month on its pay award and agreements with new Royal Mail owners, billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group. World Socialist Web Site …
Read More »MS calls for investigation as Royal Mail apologises for slow deliveries
Llandudno sorting office. Photo via Google Royal Mail has apologised to customers experiencing slow deliveries in a Welsh town. Last week, Aberconwy MS Janet Finch-Saunders said “whistle-blowers” had exposed that letters – including NHS appointments – weren’t being delivered on time from Llandudno’s sorting office. The MS even claimed some …
Read More »Harry’s attempt to be a ‘fun Prince again’ is ‘tragically hamfisted’ and ‘too little too late’, royal experts claim – as he cracks dad jokes at Wellchild Awards
Prince Harry appeared to be back to his old ‘fun self’ at the WellChild Awards last night, delighting youngsters with a cheeky balloon sword fight and sharing ‘dad jokes’ with teenagers. It was a stark contrast to the Duke of Sussex that some Britons have come to know, with the royal …
Read More »AEW’s Will Ospreay Post-Retirement Career Plan Revealed
AEW A dream job for AEW star Will Ospreay has been revealed, with it being called “his retirement plan” by someone close to the situation. Ospreay is currently sidelined through injury, with his last match being at AEW Forbidden Door on August 24. While it is hoped he will be …
Read More »Retrospective Flint HMO plan under consideration
A RETROSPECTIVE planning application to turn a four-bedroom home in Flint into a five-bedroom house of multiple occupancy (HMO) has been lodged with Flintshire Council. But plans actually reveal that the house has been divided into six bedsit-style accommodations. The property is on Hafod, a set-back off-street common off Maes …
Read More »AEW’s Will Ospreay Has Odd Career Choice After Wrestling Retirement – TJR Wrestling
Will Ospreay is going to be out of the wrestling ring for a long time, and now his retirement plans have been revealed. Will Ospreay was stretchered from the ring after a sickening attack at Forbidden Door at the hands of Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli. Ospreay had teamed with …
Read More »Eccentric aristocrat had North Wales town’s first phone installed in 1881 just to listen to opera from her mansion
The bizarre reason why an eccentric aristocrat installed the first telephone in a North Wales market town in 1881 has finally been revealed. Local historian Clwyd Wynne discovered that Anglesey-born philanthropist Emily Fazakerley wanted to listen to an opera that was being staged in Denbigh but wasn’t able to be …
Read More »HR Magazine – TfL strikes: How employers can support workers during travel disruption
Tube strikes set to last until Thursday 11 September have caused travel disruption for commuters in London, this week, as the train drivers’ union RMT took action over pay and conditions. Disruption on the London Underground began yesterday (8 September). Further severe delays are expected throughout the week. …
Read More »Will Ospreay Has Surprising Post-Wrestling Retirement Plan
AEW star Will Ospreay has a surprisingly humble dream job in mind for when he eventually hangs up his boots: he wants to be a postman for the Royal Mail. The news was revealed by his wife, fellow professional wrestler Alex Windsor, during a new interview with RJ City on …
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