During a Basingstoke and Deane Brough Council meeting (BDBC) held on Thursday, July 20, Conservative councillor Sean Dillow asked the council to protect Old Down Woodland Park by giving it local nature reserve status. Cllr Dillow said: “We are very lucky to live in Basingstoke and in my ward Kempshott and Buckskin there …
Read More »Twitter to X and five other controversial rebrands from history
Twitter’s blue bird is soon to be no more as owner Elon Musk this week announced the company’s logo is to be a black X. Rebranding the website that was founded in 2006 has already begun in earnest, with Musk suggesting he plans to turn Twitter “from a social media platform …
Read More »Halifax to close branch in Maidenhead High Street – Photo 1 of 1
Halifax is set to shut its branch in Maidenhead town centre as part of a raft of nationwide closures. The banking chain has announced its walk-in branch in Maidenhead High Street will close its doors on Wednesday, November 29. The company said in-person transactions at its Maidenhead branch fell more …
Read More »Rishi Sunak criticised for ‘desperate’ attack on Labour over asylum policy
It comes after the Daily Mail alleged that multiple solicitors had agreed to help an undercover reporter posing as an economic migrant to submit a phoney application in exchange for thousands of pounds. Lawyers are forbidden from misleading courts and they can be struck off by the Solicitors Regulation Authority …
Read More »Our seaside town is being ruined by seagulls – posties can’t deliver our mail without being attacked
Postmen in a Scottish seaside town have told locals they are unable to deliver their mail as they continue to be attacked by swooping seagulls. Royal Mail staff in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway have been plagued by birds swooping on them while trying to make their deliveries on a road. …
Read More »Isle of Man mail plane issue causes post disruption – BBC News
The problem prevented the Royal Mail-operated aircraft from leaving on Monday evening, which meant no airmail was delivered on Tuesday morning. Source link
Read More »How to protect your home from burglars while you’re away
An empty property is the ultimate temptation to burglars, so trick them into thinking it’s occupied. Photo: Getty Some 524 homes in England and Wales are burgled every day and there’s nothing worse than returning from holiday — or getting a call from a neighbour halfway through — to discover …
Read More »CNN Pens Blistering Obituary For Twitter
Reuters Videos Twitter takes down its HQ’s blue bird for ‘X’ rebrand STORY: After 17 years under the blue bird, Twitter signalled its rebrand to the name “X” by grounding the iconic logo…Workers took it off the company’s San Francisco headquarters Monday in preparation for Elon Musk’s renaming of the …
Read More »Our seaside town is being ruined by seagulls – posties can’t deliver our mail without being attacked
POSTIES in a coastal Scots town have told locals they can’t deliver their mail – as they keep being attacked by dive-bombing seagulls. Royal Mail workers in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, have been plagued by the birds swooping down on them while they try to make their deliveries on one …
Read More »Monday 31 July 2023: Two deadlines you can’t afford to miss
The 31 July deadline for tax credits renewals and for those who still have old non-barcoded stamps to use or swap is fast approaching. More than 170,000 tax credits customers are urged to renew their annual claim ahead of the 31 July deadline to ensure they don’t miss out on …
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