West Ham chief Daniel Kretinsky Wed 25 December 2024 17:10, UK Daniel Kretinsky’s recent takeover of Royal Mail will not directly impact West Ham United, Dan Plumley has said. The Czech billionaire was said to have made extra concessions to seal the buyout, which the Government has cleared for £3.6billion …
Read More »Kate Middleton looks radiant for Christmas Day service in Sandringham as royal fans wait overnight for a glimpse of the Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales accepted bouquets of flowers from well-wishers as she greeted the crowds outside St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham today. Kate, 42, was a sight to behold as she walked alongside Prince William, their children Prince Louis, six, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince George, 11, as well as …
Read More »We’ve been banned from getting supermarket deliveries because we live on the wrong SIDE of our street
RESIDENTS are fuming after a major supermarket axed deliveries to one side of a street – but not the other. Carden Avenue in Leeds was blacklisted by Asda over fears for drivers’ safety from anti-social yobs. 5 Amazon delivery drivers told us they had been ordered to work in pairs …
Read More »Test your family and friends with our Christmas Day quiz
CHRISTMAS Day is all about festive fun and friendly competition with the family. So why not test your knowledge on a range of subjects with our Grand Christmas Quiz… (Answers below) Irish knowledge RMS Titanic — what did the initials RMS stand for? Queenstown was the colonial name for Cobh. …
Read More »‘Taunton’s Royal Mail delivers 75,000 parcels in one week’, Gideon Amos MP
GIDEON Amos MP pledged to support postal services during a pre-Christmas visit to the Royal Mail’s Taunton sorting office on Friday. He toured the Chip Lane facility with Sean Monk, one of the managers, and chatted to staff about their roles. Mr Amos, who met his own postie, Dave Finch, …
Read More »Letters to Heaven post box installed at Stockton Crematorium
The Letters to Heaven post box, now situated at Stockton-on-Tees Crematorium, will allow grieving relatives to send letters to loved ones who are no longer with us. The white and gold memorial post box can be used to post cards, letters, and other messages. A spokesperson for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council …
Read More »Wishing for Santa-like efficiency in the USA
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Santa is done checking his list and deciding who’s been naughty and nice. Of course, whenever he stops by the U.S. Capitol, he finds evidence of a lot of naughty fiscal irresponsibility that has given us a budget and government that …
Read More »King Charles gives royal fans unique insight into Christmas Day speech in rare video | Royal | News
King Charles’ Christmas speech is less than 24 hours away and a teaser clip of this year’s annual broadcast has been released on social media. It will be the King’s third speech since he acceded to the throne in 2022, with the speech being a huge part of Christmas tradition …
Read More »MP Joe Morris visits Hexham Delivery Office before Christmas
Joe Morris MP visited Hexham Delivery Office to find out more about how they operate during the peak Christmas period. This is Royal Mail’s busiest time of year, with around double the normal volume of letters and parcels. He spoke to Tony Jackson, the lead customer operations manager, about Royal …
Read More »Royal superfans arrive early to catch a glimpse of Kate and the others when they take their Christmas Day walk to church
Royal superfans have arrived in Norfolk to catch a glimpse of Kate Middleton and the family when they take their Christmas Day walk to church later today. Queues began forming outside the gates of Sandringham from 7:30pm last night to secure the best spot. That included self-confessed royal superfans John …
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