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  • How does Government calculate the cost of living?

    For years I have been a carer for my disabled partner and as such I am an unpaid worker, so I haven't had the indignity to have to sign on for work. Years ago I believe on the letters the DWP used to send out, it stated that "this is the

  • Most cyclists DO pay road tax

    SIR. Mr Name and Address Supplied would do well to remain anonymous. Like most non-cyclists prone to sweeping generalisations, he is forgetting the obvious fact most cyclists are unlikely to use their bike as their sole means of transport

  • Naked grandfather beaten in home raid

    A grandfather pulled out of a bath was beaten with a screw driver and restrained in his own home. The 76-year-old man managed to escape naked and call for help after he tricked the four burglars into fetching him water following a fall down a flight

  • Epsom must stop fleecing motorists over parking charges

    I was reading with interest your story (Parking problems 'could force shop to close down, August 8) on residents' parking and how it will affect shops like the Mini Stores in Church Road, which I have used for many years and which members of