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Post Office Closures Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest

Labour has acknowledged that proposals to cut the number of post offices in half will disproportionately affect the elderly in rural regions. It says ‘nearly half’ of all those nationwide are no longer profitable and subsidies are unsustainable, meaning almost 6,000 of the 11,500 risk being scrapped. Part-time ones, which open a few days aContinue reading “Post Office Closures Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest”

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Fish And Chips: The Owner Apologizes

A fish and chip shop owner has issued a heartfelt apology to customers after putting the price of a portion of cod and chips up to £15 but insists he had no choice as the cost of fish has soared in recent months. Brad-Lee Navruz, who runs The Nippy Chippy in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, said heContinue reading “Fish And Chips: The Owner Apologizes”

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Uber Driver Cloned Coutts Bank Card And Gambled Away £153,000

After gambling away £153,000 from another man’s bank account, an Uber driver was spared jail time. Fezan Burki, 35, registered with six different bookmakers using a Coutts bank card that was replicated from Benjamin Fox. A card belonging to Mr Fox’s wife, Kerry, was also used in the fraud, the Old Bailey heard. Burki, ofContinue reading “Uber Driver Cloned Coutts Bank Card And Gambled Away £153,000”

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In Three Years’ Time, Australia May Be Cashless

A finance expert has warned Australia could become a cashless society in as little as three years with thousands of people to be left worse off because of it. Among those who could suffer in a cashless society are people in regional areas, those caught in emergencies, indigenous Australians, new immigrants, sex workers, the elderlyContinue reading “In Three Years’ Time, Australia May Be Cashless”

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The Theft Of £120 From An Account Left Mum Fuming

A single mum has been left panicking about how she was going to pay for food and electricity after £120 came out of her account when she filled up with £10 of petrol. Mum of four Tina Harding called at the Esso Tesco petrol station, in Ardwick, at about 11.20 am, Friday, March 10 toContinue reading “The Theft Of £120 From An Account Left Mum Fuming”

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Thousands Will Lose Their Voice In Local Elections As Millions Apply For Photo ID To Vote

Figures indicate that only 3 per cent of people without voter ID will have applied for the government’s new card in time for May’s local elections, and young people have been among the slowest to sign up. The Tories rammed through new laws forcing voters to exhibit photo ID at polling stations nationwide for theContinue reading “Thousands Will Lose Their Voice In Local Elections As Millions Apply For Photo ID To Vote”