Those in receipt of social welfare need to be aware of upcoming changes to the payment schedule over the Easter weekend. Easter Sunday falls on March 31 and is accompanied by a bank holiday on April 1. This of course means banks and post offices will be closed come Monday. …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges people to stock up on 75p item before April
Royal Mail will be increasing the price of its stamps again this year. Martin Lewis has now urged people to stock up on stamps to save money after April. Because stamps never expire, you can bulk-buy stamps now and use them for years to come. If you send post regularly, …
Read More »Amazon strikes in Coventry and Birmingham, UK must break out of the GMB’s corporatist straitjacket
Amazon workers who are members of the GMB union are walking out over the next fortnight at two sites in the West Midlands, England in their latest phase of industrial action demanding £15 per hour and the right to organise. A two-day stoppage started today at the Amazon BHX4 warehouse …
Read More »Sutton Coldfield dad-of-three with brain cancer dies weeks after marrying love of his life
A dad-of-three with aggressive brain cancer died weeks after fulfilling his final wish of marrying the love of his life. Paul Jeffries, from Sutton Coldfield, was with his partner Kelly for 17 years before he got down on one knee in January 2019. The 40-year-old was diagnosed with glioblastoma – …
Read More »Royal Mail to increase stamp prices by 10p next month – Martin Lewis issues advice on how to avoid it
. Royal Mail is raising the price of stamps next month with first-class stamps costing £1.25 and second-class stamps will be 86p. Martin is now urging people to ‘stock up now’ He said “This has been an effective tactic, as a first-class letter stamp is now £1.25, soon to be …
Read More »Banking hub for Newland Avenue as Lloyds Bank – last branch in area – to close
A new banking hub will open to serve the Newland Avenue area, following the news that the last surviving, dedicated bank in the neighbourhood is due to close. Lloyds has announced plans to close its long-standing branch at the corner of Newland and Goddard avenues on January 14 2025. The …
Read More »Martin Lewis says ‘stock up now’ as Royal Mail confirms stamp price rise
Stamp prices are set to rise by by 10p from next month. The Royal Mail confirmed it will increase the price of first-class stamps to £1.25 and second-class stamps at 86p. Just last year, a first-class stamp only cost 95p before facing an increase to £1.10 in April 2023 and …
Read More »Millions of WASPI women told to expect compensation verdict ‘in few short weeks’
The WASPI campaign verdict is set to be announced within weeks, it has been claimed. The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) could be hit with the report result within just a matter of weeks as millions of women affected are told to prepare. The campaign Women Against …
Read More »Cash-strapped Kirklees Council’s fire sale on 50 assets from landmarks to farms – full list
Asset Alias Address Almondbury Fletcher House Farm Fletcher House Farm, Lumb Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6SZ Former Almondbury Library Former Almondbury Library, Stocks Walk, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8XB The Homestead The Homestead, Hurst Knowle, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8SG Land at Lumb Lane, Almondbury Lumb Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6SZ Land …
Read More »Martin Lewis says ‘bulk buy’ £1.25 household staple within next two weeks
Martin Lewis has urged people to “bulk buy” a £1.25 household staple ahead of April. The ITV star spoke out on Money Saving Expert, his financial website and consumer champion blog, where he warned over stamp price hikes. Mr Lewis said: “For years, every time stamps go up in price …
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