Council leaders in Bradford and Barnsley have said they are not following Leicester into a local lockdown after figures revealed they had the second and third highest Covid-19 infection rates in England. Bradford has said it is “working hard” to prevent another lockdown, while Barnsley stressed new restrictions are not …
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Widowed Deborah Parsons says she’s been forced to rely on food banks to feed her daughter after she was ‘plunged into poverty’ while she was turned down for a Universal Credit payment. Deborah, from Sidmouth, Devon, is too poorly to work and was given a total of £0 in Universal …
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The Ribble Valley in Lancashire with its rolling hills and market towns and beautiful villages is officially the happiest place in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. Less well-known nationally than the internationally renowned Lake District, it still pulls in four million visitors a year which bring …
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Royal Mail staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. It comes amid an ongoing dispute between workers and the firm over jobs security and terms of employment. Although dates for the strike have not yet been revealed, the BBC reports that the union could be considering targeting the …
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