Since theme park giant Alton Towers reopened a few weeks ago, it’s been bringing magic back to the lives of many. Things are very different at the theme park now – with changes such as social distancing and compulsory face masks on rides – but park visitors aren’t letting it …
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A new 50p coin will be released to mark the UK leaving the European Union. Three million coins will be released on Brexit day – Friday, January 31. The design of the coin has now been revealed for the first time. It bears the words ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with …
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New homeowners have been warned against becoming victims of fraud, after new research found they are being increasingly targeted by crooks who steal personal details . Credit report agency Experian says it has seen a 35 per cent rise in the number of young first-time buyers becoming fraud victims in …
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They have been described as among the rarest coins to ever be put into circulation and there are now 10 of them in Hull and East Yorkshire. Just 400 of the special edition Peter Rabbit 50p coins have released after being specially commissioned by the Royal Mint. In recent weeks, …
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Ten of the rarest 50p coins to ever be made will be entered into circulation in Hull and East Yorkshire next week. Four hundred of the special edition Peter Rabbit coins were never meant to be released, however one woman in our area has been given the important job of …
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A ‘rare’ Beatrix Potter 50p coin is on eBay for a staggering £13,000. A seller from the UK is flogging the Benjamin Bunny commemorative coin for an eye watering £13,213. The Royal Mint bolstered the coin collection in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the author’s birth. The Mint …
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About £1.5billion worth of old-style paper £5 and £10 notes have not been returned to the Bank of England – more than a year since they went out of circulation. The old fivers ceased to be accepted as legal tender in May 2017, while the £10 notes were withdrawn in …
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Twenty-thousand households are being offered discounts on their supermarket shop – to reward customers for their patience during ‘disruptive’ demolition works next to a busy store. Iceland has been handing out 10 per cent discount vouchers to shoppers using its Hanley store this week. It follows the reopening of the …
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