A man is fighting to prove he exists after being WIPED from official records in an address change row. Frustrated Graeme Smith, from Paisley, has been left in limbo after a change in the format of his flat number led to issues with credit agencies and the electoral roll. But …
Read More »Litcham School pupil Connie is a winner in national stamp design competition
A pupil at Litcham School has been chosen as one of the winners to design a new stamp. Connie Stuart, from Sporle, was one of 606,000 children to enter the Heroes of the Pandemic Royal Mail competition – a world record for a stamp-design competition. The children were asked to …
Read More »Flintshire students picked by Prince Charles to win pandemic heroes contest that had 600,000 entries
Two North Wales students are celebrating after beating off thousands of entries to be chosen by Prince Charles as the winners of a Royal Mail design competition. The students, from Flint High School, have won a national competition that will see their designs made into a special set of stamps …
Read More »Tunbridge Wells schoolboy designs Royal Mail Heroes of the Pandemic stamp chosen by Prince Charles
It’s not everyone who gets to design a Royal Mail stamp. But that is just what Raphael Valle Martin, a year 10 student at Tunbridge Wells Grammar School has done. Raphael’s deign (55381734) Raphael entered a national competition for school children to design a stamp on the theme of Heroes …
Read More »Golden tribute planned in Blair Atholl to mark Eve Muirhead’s success at Winter Olympics
Eve Muirhead’s home village of Blair Atholl enjoyed perhaps its finest moment in recent times early on Sunday morning. The centre of activity was the Tulach Restaurant at Blair Atholl Golf Club, where friends and family members gathered for the televised final of the women’s curling. For weeks there had …
Read More »MPs support CDC development, call for DWP to scrap statement season – DB & Derisking
In the document published on Tuesday, the MPs made a number of recommendations in other areas, such as increasing uptake of Pension Wise guidance by trialling automatic appointments, establishing equivalent investment pathways for trust-based schemes, and prohibiting transactions being made on pensions dashboards until they are well-established and trusted. The …
Read More »Meghan Markle beats Kate Middleton to top royal award
Meghan Markle is officially the most intelligent member of the Royal family, new research can reveal. The Duchess of Sussex, who attended the prestigious Northwestern University in Illinois, ranked top of all Royals on the list when it came to the quality of academic institution she attended. Northwestern University, where …
Read More »Trainee dentist saves man’s life by spotting mouth cancer
A man who discovered a malignant lump under his jaw as part of a routine dental appointment is encouraging others to check for signs themselves as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. John Sanders was called up for a routine dental check-up with the University of Plymouth’s Peninsula Dental School …
Read More »Opperman not rushing CDC, defends statements season – DC & Auto-enrolment
Speaking at a Work and Pensions Committee hearing on Monday, Opperman also said that his ambition was to allow transactions on the pensions dashboards in the long term, along with costs and charges, while the state pension will be shown from launch. Further dashboards regulations can be expected “early in …
Read More »Bedfordshire education: The 34 schools that have an ‘outstanding’ rating by Ofsted
The schools in Bedfordshire with the highest rankings from the government have been revealed. The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects all schools, educational centres and childminders to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people. The body regulates and inspects …
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