When news broke in September 2012 that a French magazine had published intimate holiday pictures of the then Duchess of Cambridge, I had never seen her husband, Prince William, so angry. Jaw clenched, he could barely contain his fury as they stoically continued to undertake a day of engagements in …
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NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: Staff work in the packet and parcel section of the Royal Mail’s … More Swan Valley mail centre on December 18, 2013 in Northampton, England. This Friday the 20th is the last day for first class mail for Christmas. This will be the first Christmas …
Read More »Renfrew Royal Mail sorting office moving to Paisley
The change will be in place from Monday, May 5, to allow for dry rot works to take place at the premises on Canal Street. A date for when this maintenance will be completed is yet to be confirmed. From next week, Renfrew residents will be able to pick up parcels …
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Alexandra of Denmark, firstly Princess of Wales and then Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, was renowned as one of the most elegant ladies of her era. When she married Edward, Prince of Wales in 1863, her mother-in-law, Queen Victoria, had already been in deep mourning for the …
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Some peope have been suprised to see their post delivered by white vans instead of the classic red ones we’ve known since about 1874. This comes after Royal Mail acquired 800 white vans in the lead-up to Christmas 2024, The Telegraph reported. The postal service insists that the red van …
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The Royal Family has several members with sporty credentials, but only one has ever actually completed the gruelling 26-mile London Marathon route – and they set a record in the process Princess Beatrice takes part in the London Marathon in 2010(Image: Getty Images) The Royal Family has its fair share …
Read More »‘Space-age’ shopping centre ‘with no shops’ used to be biggest in Europe
When it was opened by the Queen in May 1972, Runcorn’s Shopping City was seen as a huge boon for the town. It was Europe’s biggest shopping centre, drawing big name brands and large numbers of visitors from far and wide. Inspired by American-style shopping malls, the City represented the …
Read More »‘Space-age’ shopping centre ‘with no shops’ used to be biggest in Europe
Shopping City has lost plenty of shops – but remains a lifeline for some people Shopping City in Runcorn(Image: Liverpool Echo) When it was opened by the Queen in May 1972, Runcorn’s Shopping City was seen as a huge boon for the town. It was Europe’s biggest shopping centre, drawing …
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Steel was the one nationalisation to which the Conservatives objected after the war, and they reversed it in 1953. But they did not vote against this latest bill. No one did. Everyone in parliament has now conceded the principle, which, if it applies to steel, applies to all the others. …
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