Royal Mail is currently hiring Christmas casual workers as it gears up for the busiest time of the year. And if you’re hoping to earn some extra cash ahead of the festive season, this may be the way to do it. There are a number of roles available based out …
Read More »New 50p Winnie the Pooh coins released by Royal Mint – and they could be worth £1,125
The Royal Mint has released an exciting new collection – and it will be right up Winnie the Pooh fans’ alleyways. “Winnie the Pooh is the latest family favourite to be brought to life on an official United Kingdom coin series – joining some of our most popular releases to …
Read More »Lockdown boom for UK’s biggest dedicated cargo airport
The UK’s biggest dedicated air cargo operation has outperformed all expectations during lockdown. Management at East Midlands Airport said more people ordering goods online had led to a big rise in freight shipments to the UK. At the same time the nationwide cut in passenger flights – which usually carry …
Read More »Spooky abandoned mansion on sale for just £400,000
Have you ever dreamed of being the squire of a plush mansion – but only have the budget for a three-bed semi-detached? Well, a new addition to the South West property market could be worth a look, if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. An incredible derelict manor house …
Read More »50p coin sells for £400 because of error – and there’s 7m more out there
Experts are urging you to check your purses, wallets and pockets – because a 50p coin has sold for HUNDREDS. The fifty pence piece has sold for as much as £400 – yes, really – on auction retail website eBay. The coin has fetched the jaw-dropping sum all because of …
Read More »‘All throughout we stuck to the guidelines’: one multigenerational family’s reality of the lockdown
A Leicester man has shared his family’s experience of being in a multigenerational household during the lockdown. There has been speculation that multigenerational households were a possible cause for the spike in Covid-19 cases in the city last month. But for family-man Rizwan Afzal, 39, this is a “disrespectful” assumption …
Read More »Forecasters warn thunderstorms could be on the way after heatwave
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the UK is in place for the end of the week as forecasters predict possible flooding – bringing an end to the recent tropical heatwave. The warning is in place from 12pm on Friday, June 26, until 6am the following day. The Met …
Read More »Tesco superstore in Beeston had to close after floodwater poured in ‘like a river’
The Tesco Extra in Beeston had to temporarily close on Wednesday (June 17) after floodwater poured into the superstore. Shopper Sue Cain, 52, filmed the car park of the Station Road store partially underwater. The charity volunteer coordinator, of Arran Close, Stapleford, also captured footage of the supermarket left damp …
Read More »Single ’emergency coronavirus toilet roll’ selling for more than £200 on eBay
A single toilet roll is selling on eBay for more than £200. The ”coronavirus emergency bog roll” has attracted 10 bids so far, with more than five days to go. The hilarious description of the everyday essential states: “1 x Andrex toilet roll (200 sheets). “Has your local Asda sold …
Read More »Mail delivered to resident 7 years late after post ‘found’ in Leicestershire house
Housholds across Leicestershire have been receiving mail at least seven years late after long-lost post was recovered from a house in the county. At least two people from Leicestershire, including one person from Melton, are known to have received mail this week that dates back at least seven years. The …
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