Ms Ewing met staff at the depot and heard how they were already getting organised for the festive season. “The Christmas period may seem a long way off for most of us – particularly as temperatures are still hitting highs normally associated with midsummer – but the Royal Mail’s delivery …
Read More »Former post office and nightclub goes up for auction
One of the most prominent buildings in Bangor has gone up for sale. The historic former post office and night club on Deiniol Road will go under the hammer at the start of next month. The imposing Grade II listed building was built in 1909. and served as the city’s …
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A sinkhole capable of swallowing a small car has appeared on a London street forcing residents to surround it with wheelie bins to stop someone falling in. The cavernous crater opened up on Dunvegan Road, in Eltham, Greenwich, on Monday – just on the corner of the road, close to …
Read More »Dancer scouted for Royal Ballet School at 11 tells Panorama how class nutritionist told her ‘don’t eat carbs’ and she’d sleep with clingfilm on her legs ‘to sweat it out’ after teachers commented about weight
A young dancer said a nutritionist at a top ballet school told her to stop eating carbs to make her lose weight. India Thompson told a Panorama investigation the so-called expert at the Royal Ballet School had at first admitted she had a good diet. But because teachers had wanted …
Read More »Derby’s ‘crumbling’ La Gondola restaurant to be demolished after appeal granted
The La Gondola restaurant on Osmaston Road will be demolished, it appears, after an appeal by the developers against the council’s rejection of their application was granted. Derby City Council’s planning committee rejected the plans for 42 new flats to replace the “crumbling” La Gondola building in January, on the …
Read More »Shopify alternatives for UK businesses
Shopify is the gorilla in the room when it comes to ecommerce website builders. Shopify controls 32 per cent of the global ecommerce platform market with over 180,000 UK ecommerce stores. But it may not be the best option for UK small business owners, who may be looking for something …
Read More »Kent village mourns postman ‘with infectious smile and warm personality’ after sudden death
A popular postman who was described as ‘one of the nicest men’ has died suddenly after decades serving the community. The devastated family of Garry Skeggs, 53, of Dover, have paid tribute to the “most wonderful” dad, grandad, husband, son and brother. Garry, who died on Tuesday (September 5), worked …
Read More »Prince William and Kate Middleton are ‘laser focused’ and ‘know what they want’ from royal life, source claims
Prince William and Princess Kate are ‘laser-focused’ and ‘know what they want from royal life’, a source close to the couple has claimed. As they mark the first year of being the Prince and Princess of Wales, the couple have discovered what they want from the role and set a …
Read More »Martin Lewis urging Brits to stock up on £1.10 item by October 2
Money Saving Expert guru, Martin Lewis, has issued a warning that an everyday item is set to rise in price, despite a recent rise in some products. The finance expert says there are just three weeks until the price hike. The 51-year-old’s warning comes as First Class stamps are set …
Read More »Sarah Ferguson was described as the ‘single greatest threat to monarchy’ by royal aide who blasted her ‘lack of grace’ when she published her first children’s book 30 years ago
Sarah Ferguson was seen as ‘the single greatest threat to the monarchy’ by a senior royal aide who tried to stop her from publishing her first children’s book, a writer has claimed. A new memoir by publishing industry stalwart John Sargent, who was head of the children’s book division of Simon …
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