Image source: Getty Images Games Workshop (LSE: GAW) shares are up 4.6% so far today after the miniature wargames company released a preliminary year-end trading update. This means the share price is now 65.75% higher than a year ago, having moved from £60 to just over £100 at present. What …
Read More »Mersea residents react to post office ‘downsizing’ after loss of island’s last bank
Residents have said they’re “not happy” at a post office being downsized in an Essex town. In West Mersea, the main post office closed on Friday, June 9, to be replaced with a new ‘local service’ branch inside the Premier Mersea Island Supermarket. While the new branch offers longer opening …
Read More »Lodge Hill A34 junction upgrade ‘vital’ for housing plans
The Vale of White Horse District Council is currently consulting plans to upgrade the Lodge Hill Interchange to the north of the town. Plans to improve the junction include building a new grade separated dumbell junction and the provision of a shared footway and cycleway. READ MORE: East Oxford residents slam ‘unacceptable’ …
Read More »UK mother cruelly jailed for late abortion
The imprisonment of 44-year-old mother of three Carla Foster for inducing an abortion after the legal limit has exposed the UK’s archaic abortion legislation and highlighted the increasingly aggressive use of state power against society’s most vulnerable. Sentenced to 28 months by Justice Edward Pepperall, Foster will serve half of …
Read More »Royal Ascot early weather forecast as Met Office gives verdict on if it will rain
Royal Ascot kicks off next week with racing beginning on Tuesday June 20 until Saturday June 24. The weather has been exceedingly hot in the last few days with Tuesday and Wednesday (June 13 and 14) experiencing temperatures of nearly 30C. As we move towards the weekend the temperatures start …
Read More »Duchess of Edinburgh is ‘front and centre’ of The Royal Family
The Duchess of Edinburgh enjoyed a rare joint engagement with the Prince of Wales last night – and experts have now said it’s a clear sign of just how important Sophie has become to The Royal Family. The mother-of-two, 58, dressed in a £1,350 purple printed midi dress by Erdem, attended the …
Read More »This week in royal history: Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army defeats Charles I’s forces
This week in royal history marks one of the most momentous battles in British history. On June 14, 1645, King Charles I’s forces were defeated at the Battle of Naseby by troops led by Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax. It was a victory which marked the beginning of the end …
Read More »Former Royal Mail employee jailed for sex offence
Ian Kelly was snared by an adult decoy working for the online action group Paedophile Hunters, Bradford Crown Court heard today. The 60-year-old pleaded guilty to attempting to cause a female aged 13 to engage in penetrative sexual activity. Prosecutor Carmel Pearson said that Kelly, of Byron Street, Halifax, began …
Read More »Firefighters provide ‘immediate emergency care’ after car crashes into house in Wokingham
A car has crashed into a house in Wokingham. The collision took place in the Berkshire town on Tuesday morning (June 13). Emergency services, including the police and fire crews, were sent to the scene at around 10.25am after receiving reports of a crash. Upon arrival, Royal Berkshire Fire and …
Read More »West Kilbride Main Street roadworks: end in sight
The main road surface is due to be completed by the end of this week, with additional works possibly taking place the following week. The North Ayrshire Council roads manager said: “The works squad have been doing different tasks over the extents of the job, kerbing, lifting ironwork, etc. “It doesn’t …
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