Scores of banks have vanished from Kent high streets since the launch of an initiative designed to protect access to cash – with more set to close this year or in 2026. Last week Santander announced it is shutting 95 branches across the UK from June. Last month Lloyds announced …
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Home Ministers have stressed that the core hours of pharmacies will “not be affected by the proposed action by one trade body” – and revealed that the government has “concluded” contract negotiations. “Options are available to patients to access alternative pharmacies” Source link
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A row has broken out after a woman bought a Pandora bracelet on Facebook Marketplace from a Gloucester man who claims to have been made a Lord by the late Queen. The woman who bought the item says she has waited eight weeks for the bracelet to arrive. The seller …
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Hundreds of people are backing Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre’s petition to save the King’s Square Post Office branch from closure. Post Office bosses revealed in November that up to 115 of its wholly-owned branches, branches and hundreds of jobs are at risk as part of a shake-up of the business. …
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Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, at Westminster Abbey, in London, on March 10.Aaron Chown/The Associated Press King Charles hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior royals gathered at …
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Royal Bank of Canada RY-T has let go of some employees as the lender reorganizes its businesses and prepares to launch its new growth strategy after closing its $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada last year. This week, the bank has shed employees in technology and operations, as well as …
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Like many across the country, Nicky’s salon is struggling to survive Hairdresser Nicky Oliver at his salon in the Northern Quarter(Image: Jason Roberts / Manchester Evening News) Nicky Oliver started his career as a hairdresser at the age of 14. A ‘founding member’ of the Northern Quarter, his salon on …
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Pressure is mounting on Royal Mail to be ‘responsible neighbours’ following its decision to ban its staff from parking their own vehicles at a delivery office. Moreton Hall residents who live near the delivery office in Skyliner Way, Bury St Edmunds, have safety concerns over increased parking in their roads …
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The whole of the UK will be given the chance to boost their digital skills and access vital technology under a new inclusion plan announced by the Government. Ministers have said new funding will be provided to train people without the skills needed to adequately use the internet, as well …
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Applications were now open to working parents with children who will be at least nine-months-old on or before March 31 Parents warned as deadline looms to secure free childcare hours The deadline for families to secure up to 30 free hours of free childcare is looming. Eligible families have been …
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