Soaring water bills could be on the way for many more families after the number of suppliers that can force households to have a meter doubled. Water companies in areas deemed to be “in serious water stress” must evaluate compulsory metering, with a further 7 added to the list in …
Read More »Everything going up in price from April – gas, electricity, national insurance, Sky and more
Millions of people across Britain will find balancing their family budgets more difficult this year as household bills are set to rise. Coupled with a national insurance hike and inflation rising, the squeeze will really be on from April 2022 when many of the increases come into force. Bills for …
Read More »Postal deliveries suspended because of Storm Eunice
Postal deliveries have been suspended in parts of the UK because of Storm Eunice. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “In areas for which the Met Office has issued a red warning, we have had no choice but to suspend deliveries and close our delivery offices. “In areas covered by an …
Read More »Postal deliveries suspended because of Storm Eunice
Postal deliveries have been suspended in parts of the UK because of Storm Eunice. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “In areas for which the Met Office has issued a red warning, we have had no choice but to suspend deliveries and close our delivery offices. “In areas covered by an …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘failed to deliver for second Christmas running’
Almost 15 million people were left waiting for post over the Christmas period, including 2.5 million who missed important documents, health appointments, or were unable to pay a fine or bills, Citizens Advice research suggests. More than half of those left waiting (54%) reported going at least a week without …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘failed to deliver for second Christmas running’
Almost 15 million people were left waiting for post over the Christmas period, including 2.5 million who missed important documents, health appointments, or were unable to pay a fine or bills, Citizens Advice research suggests. More than half of those left waiting (54%) reported going at least a week without …
Read More »Meet the off-grid couple who live in the woodland and spend £25 on bills
Mathew Plumb had always been passionate about the outdoors and sustainable living, but reached a stage in his life where he admits he did not know where to turn. “He needed it I think – the outdoors”, his girlfriend Lauren Youngs told WalesOnline in the middle of their dense 15-acre …
Read More »Some stamps will become unusable in major Royal Mail change
Huge numbers of stamps with ‘1st’ and ‘2nd’ marked on them will become unusable at the start of next year under changes by the Royal Mail. It has announced that, following a trial, it will be adding unique barcodes to all ‘everyday’ Definitive and Christmas stamps. These are generally the …
Read More »Twitter downvote button rolled out – what happens when you press it?
Have you seen the Twitter downvote button yet? Some users of the micro-blogging site in the UK are now seeing a new virtual button on replies to tweets, inviting them to ‘downvote’ a comment. The new option has been trialled since last July and twitter has been at pains to …
Read More »Postman caught on CCTV dropping parcel marked fragile over wall
A postman has been caught on CCTV dropping a parcel over a man’s wall – even though the package was clearly marked as fragile. The £100 antiques inside, bought from eBay, have been left damaged and devalued. Michael Hamill said he was ‘disgusted’ by the actions of the delivery man …
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