Pub loses its licence after it was caught serving pints during lockdown to regulars posing as bogus builders pretending to carry out repairs Y-Bodunig pub in Wales has lost its licence after serving drinks during lockdown In one incident, police caught regulars trying to pose as bogus repairmen Licensing committee told manager Derek Coulton put … Read more
The BBC will increase the TV licence fee by £1.50, taking it from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1. The fee is set by the Government, which announced in 2016 that it would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 2017. The new cost equates to 43p per day, according … Read more
BBC will increase TV licence fee by £1.50 from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1 TV licence fee to be increased by £1.50, from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1 New cost, set by the Government, equates to 43p a day, the BBC confirmed Comes as around 750,000 pensions are refusing … Read more
The great licence fee farce: Pensioners are pressured to pay twice amid delays and system chaos… then can’t get refunds Pensioners pressured into paying the £157.50 fee twice due to processing delays They have also been left out of pocket for months as refund requests are ignored Around 4.2million pensioners were claiming free licence when … Read more
Army of pensioners mobilise against the BBC: 750,000 over 75s are REFUSING to pay their TV licence fee after corporation stopped making it free Protesters have ignored the flurry of reminders to pay the £157.50 licence fee Over-75s able to watch terrestrial channels for free for 20 years until last year BBC is now facing … Read more
Licence to bill! Rare collection of 15 first-edition James Bond books goes on sale for £475k The unique set, which includes 14 007 novels, are up for sale for £475,000 Nine Bond novels are signed by the author and include personal inscriptions A handful of the books came from America and one comes from Australia … Read more
TOWIE hotspot restaurant in Essex is stripped of its licence after hosting party for 170 people in November that was raided by police and breaking Covid rules at least 13 times The Melin restaurant in Chigwell, Essex, is popular with reality television stars It breached restrictions on at least 13 occasions between May and … Read more
Pensioners pressured into paying twice for a TV licence forced to wait months for a refund By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 Pensioners pressured into mistakenly paying twice for their TV licence are being forced to wait months for a refund. … Read more
Heartless’ BBC hounded more than 520,000 over-75s to pay for a TV licence as the pandemic deepened BBC chased more than 520,000 over-75s to pay TV licence by end of November Letters told recipients to ‘arrange payment’ or apply for a free licence if entitled Free TV licences are now restricted to those people receiving … Read more
A great-grandmother who had her first Covid vaccine a month ago has now caught the virus – as medics warned the controversial decision to space jab doses two weeks apart is risking lives. Eileen Davies contracted the virus after trying to help her neighbour who had just been sent home from hospital after being tested … Read more