Martin Lewis’ website Money-Saving Expert has urged people to stock up on a rather common 75p item – but it must be before October 2. First class stamps will increase in price by 14 per cent for standard sized letters on this date from £1.10 to £1.25. This is an …
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Eco activists spray King Charles portrait A year has passed since Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign came to an end. After a period of national mourning, her death raised profound questions about the place of the monarchy in 21st-century Britain. A slew of scandals had been rocking the boat – …
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Ciarán Kennedy DECEMBER 9, 1989: Cristian Raducanu, who at 16 had become Romania’s youngest-ever international, has just won his 11th cap. Now 22, Raducanu starts in the second row as Romania fall to a 32-0 defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh. His teammates don’t yet know it, but Raducanu will never …
Read More »Saxmundham friends leave chocolate surprise in nice gesture
Albe Hammond, ten and his friend Luke Cairns, 12, were out and about in Saxmundham when they noticed the ‘upset and distressed’ lady sat on a bench near the Royal Mail delivery office in the High Street. So they decided to buy her a bar of chocolate and found a Galaxy …
Read More »7 major things that have changed since Queen Elizabeth’s death – from British passports to stamps
It’s been an entire year since Her Majesty the Queen tragically passed ‘peacefully’ at Balmoral at 96. It marked the end of her historic 70-year reign, and plunged Britain and world into mourning and saw Charles become King. The most famous monarch of all time, who gave the nation an unparalleled …
Read More »Former Kent Wool Growers site bought by Ashford Borough Council
An abandoned site partly destroyed by fire is still set to be turned into homes after being snapped up by a council. Bosses at Ashford Borough Council have bought the crime-hit Kent Wool Growers plot in Tannery Lane for an undisclosed sum and say their scheme could include flats and …
Read More »Seasonal Mail Sorters – Swindon 24
Whether it’s the Christmas card from a loved one or the gift they’ve always wanted, we deliver more to our customers – and you can too as a Seasonal Mail Sorter, all while earning some extra cash to fill your Christmas stocking. Helping us to deliver more for our customers …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth II: a life dedicated to royal duty | The Border Mail
Even after the divorces of three of her four children, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, when the monarchy faced its gravest crisis since the abdication of King Edward VIII, the saga of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and the controversy surrounding the Duke of York, the late …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth II: a life dedicated to royal duty | Mandurah Mail
Even after the divorces of three of her four children, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, when the monarchy faced its gravest crisis since the abdication of King Edward VIII, the saga of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and the controversy surrounding the Duke of York, the late …
Read More »Importance of listening to patients’ families
Sir, The harrowing circumstances of the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills (news, Sep 5; letters, Sep 6, 7 & 8) should surely be a lesson to all connected with the NHS — politicians, administrators, consultants and nurses alike. Why in this day and age do we still have an NHS …
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