[ad_1] You may want to get your hand down the back of the sofa – because, remarkably, a two pence piece has sold for £485. The two pence coin – branded “rare” by collectors – sold for an eye-watering 24,250 times its face value. The seller, from Granton, Edinburgh, posted the silver-coloured coin on online…
[ad_1] The former Post Office building on the corner of Priory Terrace in Leamington. An online petition, launched by resident Isabelle Hero on the Change.Org website now has more than 150 signatures. It states: “About five years ago, the Post Office [branch] was moved from the lovely traditional landmark building just over the bridge at…
[ad_1] A rare ‘silver’ two pence coin struck in error by the Royal Mint has sold for £485 – 24,250 times its face value. The seller, from Granton, Edinburgh, posted the silver-coloured coin on online marketplace Gumtree with the lofty asking price. It was sold this morning (January 3) to a coin collector in Fife….
[ad_1] Photograph: Peter Johns/The Guardian The Guardian photographer Peter Johns captures a joyful winter scene on a frozen pond on Wimbledon Common, London, in January 1970. Johns, who died in 2017 aged 86, brought a distinctive artistic approach to his work. He was part of a new wave of British photojournalists who emerged in the…
[ad_1] Leamington residents are petitioning to have the town centre Post Office re-opened at its former site in Priory Terrace following a lengthy closure to the branch at its current premises. An online petition, launched by resident Isabelle Hero on the Change.Org website now has more than 150 signatures. The currently closed Post Office branch…
[ad_1] Can I start by saying that I really like CEG as a developer. I’m sure they make a pretty penny for their investors, but they also take local communities seriously and really try to engage – which often isn’t easy for corporates. I don’t know a lot about their development at Kirkstall Forge, but…
[ad_1] AudioBoom Player If you find this podcast useful please give it a rating and review on iTunes by clicking here 5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Friday 3rd January 2020 5. A group of Amazon employees has said the company has threatened to fire some of them for speaking out on environmental…
[ad_1] Questor Income Portfolio: the election gave our income stocks a late fillip, while bonds made steady income and some worthwhile capital gains It was a year of two – rather unequal – halves for the Income Portfolio in 2019. Until the election our holdings were becalmed but many came to life as soon as the…
[ad_1] Royal Mail have dubbed today today Takeback Thursday as returns are expected to peak on the first working day of the year. They are predicting a 72% compared to the average number of return parcels per day in December. Takeback Thursday is the day that most Brits will return their unwanted and ill-fitting Christmas…
[ad_1] Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) insider Rico Back acquired 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 234 ($3.08) per share, with a total value of £702,000 ($923,441.20). Shares of Royal Mail stock opened at GBX 230.70 ($3.03) on Thursday. Royal…