2 h. ago Lloyds Bank UK: new online mobile banking app feature lets you deposit cash at local shops

Bank customers can now top up accounts in minutes at local shops 🏪

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27 h. ago New Lloyds banking feature lets you deposit cash in shops with a barcode

Lloyds Bank has launched a new 'barcode cash deposit' feature which will allow customers to deposit cash at over 30,000 PayPoint locations around the country.

Economics

5 d. ago Hundreds of shoppers queue at Stirling shopping centre as new Sostrene Grene store opens

The first 100 shoppers received free gifts when the store opened at Stirling's Thistles Shopping Centre on Friday morning.

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7 d. ago Man gobsmacked after finding out what £3 charity shop find is actually worth

A man was left gobsmacked after purchasing a humble £3 item at a local charity shop. He discovered he could get a hefty sum of money if he was to try to sell it

Economics

8 d. ago I found it agonising to quit smoking. So why are people ignoring the new treatments on offer? | Polly Hudson

Patches, gum, lozenges and hypnotism ... none of it worked for me in the long term. If an effective remedy had existed back then, I would have jumped at itIf there was a five-minute nuclear warning, I’d run straight to my local shop and buy a pack of cigarettes. Even now, after all these years. I stopped more than a decade ago – note that I say “stopped” rather than “gave up” because the latter implies a sacrifice, and I have been brainwashed (OK, hypnotised) not to use the term. But you are never really a non-smoker. You are just a smoker who is currently not smoking. In your soul, you are forever one of the people who leave the table after eating to go and have a conversation outside, even if you physically stay put these days.So, as someone who found it difficult to quit, it’s baffling to hear that although two stop-smoking medications have been available in the UK since 2024, only 0.2% of those attempting to give up have used them, according to an analysis of NHS data on smoking...

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3 w. ago The world’s oldest president is running again: can anyone stop him from winning?

Paul Biya, 92, has ruled Cameroon since the early 1980s. Unseating him in October’s election will not be easyOpposite Treasure Hunter, one of four casinos on the same street in Douala, Cameroon’s commercial capital, money changers and motorcycle taxi drivers such as André Ouandji mill around, calling out to potential clients.Ouandji has worked in the area for three years but has not entered the casinos. He prefers to frequent the sports betting shop in his local neighbourhood of Bonabéri. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Neighbours furious after being blocked from their own homes after shopkeeper installs barrier

The residents have used a private road to access their homes for decades, h owever, four years ago, Aspire Housing sold the road to a local shopkeeper who has now installed a barrier blocking cars from entering.

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3 w. ago FREE £2 William Hill shop bets every day of Glorious Goodwood with your local paper

Don’t miss a free shop bet from racing favourite William Hill every day of the iconic summer festival

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3 w. ago UK shoppers keen on local produce, with majority willing to pay extra for British

A survey of 2,000 adults found that more than three-quarters of people believe it is important to have British-grown vegetables and salads in their weekly shop

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3 w. ago Stirlingshire village shop given new lease of life after fire gets visit from MSP

Gargunnock's store is now owned by the community after rising from the ashes in a "brilliant transformation".

Economics

3 w. ago Woman spends £20 on Amazon mystery charity shop bag but what's inside floors her

Becky snapped up a mystery bag at a local charity shop, spending £20.00 on the item. When she opened it up, she was left totally floored by what she found inside

Economics

4 w. ago Woman sees vintage Mulberry handbag in charity shop and is amazed at the price

A thrift-shopper lover called Holly was overjoyed when she managed to find what she thinks is a real vintage Mulberry bag in her local charity shop for a very reasonable price

Economics

4 w. ago 'I managed to buy vintage Mulberry handbag in charity shop for startling price'

A woman called Holly, who enjoys thrift shopping, was in shock when she found what she believes to be an authentic vintage Mulberry handbag at her local charity shop for a very reasonable price

Economics

last month Dumfries shopper raises hundreds of pounds for charity with Aldi's Supermarket Sweep

Catherine Handleigh took part in a five-minute trolley dash for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland.

Economics

last month Former newsagent’s in Harthill can be redeveloped into two homes

Planning officers determined that the planned development, which concerns a currently derelict property in West Main Street and proposes converting it by dividing the shop area, is in keeping with local policy.

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