France might well be our oldest and, over time, our most implacable enemy. But the history of Anglo-French state visits is longer and warmer than might be expected, a warmth I’ve no doubt Charles will feel when he arrives in Paris later this month. For all the recent hostilities over …
Read More »Driver fined £70 for pausing to let pedestrians cross the road
A driver says he has been fined £70 after stopping his car to let pedestrians cross the road before he turned into an entrance. Ash Hulme says he was pulling into a car park when he stopped to let pedestrians cross in front of him. But four months later Ash …
Read More »Bournemouth man arrested after Andover petrol station robbery
Police were called to BP Garage in New Street at 3.40am on Tuesday, September 5. It was reported that a man wearing a face covering had threatened a member of staff with a screwdriver before stealing two bottles of Ciroc vodka. READ MORE: Royal Mail apologises for ongoing postal issues in Andover …
Read More »Royal Family feud laid bare after Palace chose to not acknowledge Prince Harry’s birthday
The schism between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family was laid bare yesterday after the Palace chose not to publicly acknowledge his birthday for the first time. While competitors at the Invictus Games in Germany serenaded the 39-year-old prince with several renditions of Happy Birthday and inundated him …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises after Lambourn left without post for two months
Rural Lambourn lies in the heart of the West Berkshire countryside but the idyllic village has been less than ideal in recent months with little to no postal service. After several problems across West Berkshire, Royal Mail has issued an apology to anyone whose life was upended by the postal mayhem. Resident Kiaran …
Read More »Shane Loughlin inhaling balloons just before fatal crash
The 32-year-old from Rumney, Cardiff was jailed this afternoon after he admitted dangerous driving and driving while disqualified on the M4 motorway in the hours leading up to the tragedy. Loughlin was found alive in the wreckage of a Volkswagen Tiguan lost in woodlands in the St Mellons area of the city …
Read More »Wren Kitchens names driver of the year after nationwide competition
Wren Kitchens’ driver of the year competition saw a dozen of the retailer’s best drivers going head-to-head, with Gavin Swanson (pictured left with Wren transport and logistics director Lee Holmes) finally taking the coveted title for the second year running. Wojciech Wozniak, from Trafford Park, secured second place, with …
Read More »Burnham’s MP calls on Royal Mail to improve local service amid post delays
Burnham-On-Sea’s MP has written to the boss of Royal Mail calling for improvements to the local post delivery service after we reported some residents are seeing delays of up to week in receiving their mail. MP James Heappey has written to David Gold, Director of Public Affairs and Policy at …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Christmas penny-pinching will drive even more customers away
SIR – I do wonder about the people running Royal Mail, and what business acumen they demonstrated to secure their roles (“Royal Mail adds Christmas and net zero surcharge to deliveries”, report, September 15). The company is clearly struggling amid the headwinds created by electronic communications and inflation. Sadly, however, …
Read More »TULLY POTTER reviews Rheingold at the Royal Opera House
Is that Wotan – or Iain Duncan Smith? TULLY POTTER reviews Rheingold at the Royal Opera House By Tully Potter Published: 19:51 EDT, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 20:13 EDT, 14 September 2023 Here we go again… just five years after the tawdry Rheingold of Keith Warner last appeared, the …
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