Paddy McGuinness has said he will address the ‘shock’ split from ex-wife Christine in a new stand-up show. The celebrity couple split up in 2022 after 11 years of marriage which came as a shock for most fans of the pair. Now, the former Top Gear host will use the …
Read More »Royal Mail scam warning as fake emails appear in inboxes
People are being warned against a ‘Royal Mail scam’ appearing in inboxes. Facebook page, ‘Lancashire Trading Standards Scambuster Stan’, posted an example of the message to advise followers to stay vigilant. The email purports to be Royal Mail, stating the recipient has failed to receive a ‘large letter’ from HM …
Read More »Lancashire’s postcode lottery in healthcare claims life after couple’s move from Surrey | Manchester Evening News
Wayne Parrott and his wife Catherine, looking forward to their retirement, dreamed of returning to their roots in the north west. With Catherine’s family up in Lancashire, the couple made the decision to relocate from Surrey to Goosnargh. However, within just a few months, they were hit by a devastating …
Read More »Anne Robinson confirms she is in relationship with Queen’s ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles
Robinson acknowledged that she had been out of the dating game for some time, noting: “If you don’t drink, you’re not as reckless, are you?” But she told Saga magazine: “I’m a great believer in surprising yourself by taking risks. “Personally and professionally. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If the worst …
Read More »Sunday share tips: Centrica, Lancashire Holdings
The Sunday Times’s Lucy Tobin told her readers to book their profits in Centrica and ‘sell’. Yes, the energy outfit had benefitted tremendously from the disruptions brought on by the war in Ukraine. Indeed, it had shifted from net debt of £3bn in 2021 to £2.7bn of net cash. But …
Read More »CCTV cameras go live on Bay Cycle Way between Lancaster and Morecambe
The new CCTV cameras on the Bay Cycle Way between Lancaster and Morecambe have now gone live. Twenty-two CCTV cameras have been installed along the Bay Cycle Way to help residents feel safer, after concerns were raised following a series of serious incidents. Among them, a woman in her 70s …
Read More »From Florida, to Lancaster, to Canada – the story of a letter that arrived in Lancaster 80 years late
On the morning of Friday February 17, an unusual item arrived at the doorstep of a Lancaster care home. Picked up by the Acting Manager of The Sands Meadows care home, Kevin Beattie noted that the strange package had been wrapped up in a plastic bag, used by Royal Mail …
Read More »Boris Johnson, booze, strikes and shopping substitutions – the most commented stories of 2022
There is no doubt that 2022 has been a very eventful year. The national news has been flooded with major events such as Boris Johnson’s resignation and the election of two new Prime Ministers in the space of just over a month. The death of Queen Elizabeth II left the …
Read More »Every Lancashire postcode where DPD deliveries have been suspended before Christmas
Delivery company DPD has announced serious delays to some of its services – including many across Lancashire. This comes after Royal Mail went on strike last Sunday (December 11) and further strikes are planned for December 23 and 24. This comes as employees who are part of the Communication Workers …
Read More »Royal Mail clashes with union over ‘unacceptable behaviour’ on picket lines
R oyal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” …
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