Sunday 28 April 2024 3:58 pm The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had been a major obstacle to Royal Mail’s efforts to reduce its loss-making daily deliveries. Union bosses have said they are prepared to support reforms to Royal Mail, which would allow it to implement historic cuts to postal services …
Read More »‘Filthy and flaking’ Bradford food businesses given poor hygiene rating over ‘bacteria’ risk
Two food businesses operating from the same premises were given one-star food hygiene ratings and told to make improvements by a council inspector. Harlem Shakes and Z’s Deli were handed the one-star rating after a Bradford Council inspector found dirty surfaces and equipment as well as potentially unsafe practices. The …
Read More »Champions League football secured – now for the title (and finishing above that lot)
Well here we are. Had we been offered at the start of the season that we would be heading to Edmonton with 4 games to go and in the title race, we all would have taken in. Our little wobble over Christmas saw us go 5 points behind Liverpool, level …
Read More »NEWS OF THE WEEK: Rebel Wilson claims British royal invited her to drug-fuelled orgy
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Read More »Carlisle man says Slimming World ‘saved his life’ after losing 7 stone
Col Methven, 44, from Carlisle was six stone lighter when he said “i do” and has in total lost seven stone and achieved his chosen target weight. Col joined Slimming World after feeling as if he couldn’t ‘look at the man in the mirror’ and with his upcoming wedding to wife Jodie decided to make …
Read More »Suburban spy drama is coming to Selsdon Hall this week
In 1960s suburbia, Barbara and Bob Jackson are living an idyllic life with their daughter Julie. But when they are visited by the security services, they are informed that their best friends and neighbours, the Canadian Krogers, may not be all they seem. The Jacksons must make a crucial decision …
Read More »New National Lottery rules which has left winners waiting for pay outs
New National Lottery rules have meant winners are struggling to get hold of their prizes. The National Lottery was taken over by Allwyn from Camelot in February. Changes to rules have left winners unable to collect their prize money from the Post Office, which is no longer handing out big …
Read More »Waitrose launches wonky billboard – only for killjoy council to slap down publicity stunt | UK | News
A publicity stunt by Waitrose has been ruined after an overzealous local council surrounded it with safety barriers. The shopping giant installed a slanted billboard on the side of a building in Clapham, south London that said: “Well, this is good. New lower prices on hundreds of your favourites.” It …
Read More »The Royal Family’s ‘Hanoverian Housekeeping’ tips revealed: Buy £1000 shirts, £5,000 suits (put silver ciggy boxes in every room, then pay your bills late and grab as much free stuff as you can)
Nobody outside the Royal Household really knows the luxurious extent of the lifestyle of the Royal Family. Outwardly, they give the impression of being frugal and parsimonious – which they are, even though Princess Anne prefers to call it ‘Good old-fashioned Hanoverian Housekeeping’ – but it does not apply to what they …
Read More »The teacher with a ‘heart of a lioness’ murdered by a pupil with a grudge
Ann Maguire is the only teacher to be murdered by a pupil in a British classroom (Picture: Getty Images) The school gates outside Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds were awash with colour in April 2014. Bouquets of flowers blanketed the street and stretched down toward the nearby church. A young girl, stopping at the …
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