Patients let down by an out-of-touch NHS | NHS

I had to laugh at concerns that a reduction in Royal Mail deliveries would affect NHS patients (Plans for Royal Mail delivery cuts could risk patient safety, NHS leaders warn, 6 April). I’m under the care of two NHS departments. From one I get digital letters, as is my preference …

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Royal Mail new stamps celebrate Viking history in Britain

New stamps are being issued that celebrate the history and legacy of Vikings in Britain. The eight stamps also mark 40 years since the Jorvik Viking Centre opened in York. They feature Viking artefacts and locations of significance from around the UK, including an iron, silver and copper sword, a …

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Changes to postal and proxy votes in upcoming elections

Published on 10th April 2024 The next scheduled elections to take place in Cheltenham are the Borough Council and Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 2 May 2024. All forty borough council seats will be up for election due to ward boundary changes. New postal vote handling rules are in …

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Is Peter Phillips the most unlucky in love royal? Princess Anne’s son, 46, splits from girlfriend of three years Lindsay Wallace after divorcing Autumn Kelly (and let’s not forget his controversial business ventures)

His grandmother Queen Elizabeth II was happily married to her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip for 73 years until his death in 2021 – and his sister Zara Tindall still looks just as loved-up with her husband Mike as the day they were married in 2011. But Peter Phillips certainly …

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