A 14-year-old barber who taught himself to cut hair by watching YouTube videos is one of our best local stories of the week. The Watford Observer reported that Ellis Craggs cuts local teenagers’ hair in the shed of his family’s garden. Elsewhere, an 80-year-old weightlifter from Durham is still going strong and an Asda delivery…
A basket of healthy food costs more than double that of less healthy options, according to new research by the Food Foundation. The annual Broken Plate report found that 1,000 calories of healthy food such as fruit and veg comes to £8.80, compared to £4.30 for foods such as ready meals and processed meats. This…
A pensioner was refused a payout for Storm Darragh’s damage to his home after his insurers said the winds were “2mph too slow”. Dennis Iliffe, 77, was left stunned when his insurance company told him they could not settle his claim because wind speeds in his home town did not hit 55mph. He has now…