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M2 EQUITYBITES-October 6, 2011-
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Do you ever stand at the bar, clutching a five pound note ready to order a couple of pints - only to be surprised to find you are at least a pound short? Or do you still turn up at the cinema expecting a ticket to cost about a fiver? Or a first class stamp to be 27p? If so, like me, you are one of those who are constantly surprised by how expensive things have become. Have you bought a can of Coke recently? Today, the price of the Saturday edition of the Western Morning News has gone up by 10p. The cost of our Monday to Friday editions will rise by 5p a day. We firmly believe the Western Morning News still provides exceptional value for money.
Outside of Plymouth, where the WMN's sister title The Herald remains a six-day-a-week publication, the WMN is the only daily newspaper serving De...
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ON Thursday, May 31, I went to Sainsbury's in Kingsway, Derby. In the foyer was a stall selling the Derby Telegraph for 40p.
I bought one and was also given a free Jubilee Mug and The Derbyshire Magazine. How's that for value? Long may you reign, Derby Telegraph. You've been there for us for so many years and I wish you every success in the future.
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THE DAILY MAIL has teamed up with National Garden Gift Vouchers to give you the chance to win a luxury garden makeover worth a massive Pounds 5,000 -- or a cash lump sum of Pounds 5,000.
Courtesy of National Garden Gift Vouchers, one lucky reader can win a selection of goodies to make over their garden completely this Easter -- or Pounds 5,000 cash to spend as they like.
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I STARTED work as a paperboy delivering the Derby Evening Telegraph for Bill Basford, the newsagent in Balaclava Road, at the age of 13 in 1959.
I well remember being in awe of his daughter, Zoe, who was a stunning, tall, darkhaired and statuesque girl whose boyfriend was David Hudson. I recall them being married in about 1960.
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WHEN at the fag-end of the 13th century Marco Polo told his story of his travels in China there were many people who thought he was a fantasist. In particular there was much scepticism over the Venetian merchant's account of the court of Kubla Khan, which he described in sumptuous detail, including as it did a forerunner of the modern Post Office, the early use of paper money and the colourful sex life of Mr Khan himself.
One particular passage, read (he said in mitigation) as a teenager, has always stuck in my mind. In it, Polo wrote about the Moghul emperor's method of refreshing his harem by sending out inspectors every second year to the provinces where they collected 500 of the most beautiful young women. Among the qualities they were looking for, apparently, was sweetness of breat...
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SAMANTHA Cameron is reported to have cut short her maternity break to return as creative director of Smythson, the posh stationery firm.
But can it be...
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AFEW months ago I discovered a statement concerning shares my mother held. When she died, I was the only beneficiary of her will and was unaware of these shares. They were with Halifax Building Society. She had two accounts. One was a Liquid Gold account noted as being closed and the other was a Solid Gold. The share allocation was 529 and there was a balance of GBP 11,214.61 showing on this statement, dated April 1997.
As I didn't know anything about these shares, and Halifax Building Society no longer existed, I was advised to write to Computershare in Bristol and include the original death certificate and any other documents. They returned the death certificate, but after a few months hadn't contacted me.
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SAMANTHA Cameron is reported to have cut short her maternity break to return as creative director of Smythson, the posh stationery firm.
But can it be...