Everybody in England has been urged to check if they still have any of the old-style £20 or £50 banknotes in their wallets or around the house as the deadline to use them is fast approaching. The Bank of England say the paper notes will cease to be legal tender …
Read More »CDC could be 'transformative' but 'many complexities' exist – Professional Pensions
The schemes allow savers to pool money into a single fund which pays an annual income. The first company expected to open a CDC scheme is Royal Mail, … Source link
Read More »Derbyshire woman tormented by leak which has doubled her water bills
A Derbyshire woman has told of her stress and frustration after being subjected to a mystery issue with the piping that feeds her house which she says has caused her water bill to more than double in recent months. Linda Demott, 74, first discovered the problem when she and her …
Read More »Opening hours at Royal Mail parcel collection office in Dumfries to be slashed
Opening hours at the main Royal Mail parcel collection office in Dumfries are to be slashed next month. The site in Great King Street will see its hours reduced from 51 to 30 as of August 8. Part of the changes will see the delivery office open just two hours, …
Read More »How the £400 energy payment will be paid and when households will receive it
More details for how the £400 energy payment will be paid have been confirmed following confirmation by the Government that the scheme would go ahead. Officials confirmed on Friday, July 29, that the £400 energy payments would be paid to all households this winter as part of Energy Bills Support …
Read More »Scots sea shanty singer Nathan Evans raked in more than £450,000 after quitting postman job
Sea shanty singer Nathan Evans has raked in more than £450,000 since quitting his job as a postman to be a full-time musician. The folk musician posted the 19th-century whaling song The Wellerman on social media app TikTok in December 2020 and quickly amassed a huge following. The 27-year-old from …
Read More »Prolific criminal who battered girlfriend back on streets after telling court he is a ‘changed man’
A prolific violent offender who battered his girlfriend over the head with a sound bar is back out on the streets after promising a judge he is now a changed man. Jordan Burgess attacked the woman at his former home in Woodville, near Ashby, last year. The 42-year-old abattoir worker …
Read More »Barnstone Post Office set to move into hotel and restaurant
Barnstone Post Office is moving to a new location at Langar Hall on Church Lane, Langar. The Post Office, which is currently at Langar cum Barnstone Village Hall on Main Road, will be closed after Tuesday August 2. The service will re-open at the new location, Langar Hall hotel and …
Read More »Tributes to ‘lovely lady’ from Hanham, 90, who died after Royal Mail van crash
A 90-year-old woman who died after being hit by a Royal Mail van in Bristol has been named. Friends of a woman who died last week after a fatal collision in South Gloucestershire have said she is a “lovely lady” who will be sadly missed. Nancy Valentine, from Hanham, was …
Read More »BT workers form Plymouth picket line for strike over pay disputes
Strikers have formed a picket line outside Whitleigh Telephone Engineering Centre today. BT and Openreach workers are on strike today in a dispute over pay and Plymouth people have been occupying a picket line since 7.30am. They have been “solidly supported” at their picket line of over 30 people with …
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