The Royal Ballet has changed the ‘harem scene’ in The Nutcracker for the Christmas show to ‘make an inclusive environment for performers and audiences’. The scene was re-imagined as a duet, instead of the usual three females and one male, over fears it was ‘offensive’ amid an overhaul of a production first staged …
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‘Tis the season to start getting your Christmas presents ready for your little ones as Christmas Day nears. And how about go the extra mile for your tot this year… we’re not talking dressing up as Santa or using fake snow to make footprints up the stairs, oh no, we’re …
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Royal Mail has released its last posting dates for Christmas 2021 – warning of potential delays caused by a number of factors including Covid-19 restrictions. With the UK subject to covid restrictions last year meaning people could not visit their family and friends and drop off gifts, more packages were …
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Royal Mail has enhanced its popular Parcel Collect service in the run up to Christmas with posties set to deliver pre-printed postage labels to customers who need them. The move enables customers without a printer to feel the benefit of Parcel Collect, where posties collect parcels for delivery while carrying …
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December is fast approaching and plans are well underway for Christmas. We’re all looking forward to spending time with family and friends this year after last year’s gatherings were curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. If you are sending parcels and cards to your nearest and dearest by post, it is …
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Royal Mail has announced the last posting dates for Christmas 2021 – and warned of potential delays caused by a number of factors including Covid restrictions. Last year saw more packages sent by post than usual because UK restrictions meant people couldn’t go out to visit family and friends to …
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Royal Mail has enhanced its popular Parcel Collect service in the run up to Christmas with posties set to deliver pre-printed postage labels to customers who need them. The move enables customers without a printer to feel the benefit of Parcel Collect, where posties collect parcels for delivery while carrying …
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The middle of November means that it will be just around the time that children will want to write up their Christmas list and send it off to Father Christmas. Usually burnt in the fire, or hidden under the parents bed, it is near impossible that Father Christmas would have …
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The boss of Royal Mail has told families that the HGV driver crisis and supply chain issues will not impact deliveries for Christmas. Simon Thompson, who was Ocado’s chief product officer before running the NHS Test and Trace app during the pandemic, said: ‘If you have a look at posting dates …
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Christmas is an expensive time of year, so many might be wondering if there’s a way to earn a bit of extra cash this winter. Students returning home for the holidays might be asking how they can stay afloat, while there’s plenty of families who could do with an extra …
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