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7:30 PM February 11, 2021
The Duke of Cambridge speaks to owners Paul and Teresa Brandon during a visit to Smiths the Bakers, in the High Street in King s Lynn, Norfolk. Picture: PA Wire/PA Images/Aaron Chown
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From tripadvisor to trustpilot, people love checking what other people think. But what if you could get a recommendation from the Queen herself?
Actually you can, and Norfolk has more Royal Warrants than any other county in the country. The royal seal of approval has been around for more than 500 years and can be awarded by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh or the Prince of Wales. More than 700 businesses which supply goods or services to royal households across the UK have a Royal Warrant - 44 of them in Norfolk.
Beretta takes over Holland & Holland
Holland & Holland Sporting Over and Under Credit: Holland & Holland
Beretta Holdings has now significantly expanded its presence in the UK after signing an agreement to buy 100% of the prestigious Holland & Holland brand. The takeover took place on 1 February 2021.
Beretta says that it has been seeking to acquire a premium luxury brand for a while now and Holland & Holland fits the bill perfectly. The British gun-making company makes some of the world’s finest handmade shotguns and rifles for an international clientele.
Karl Waktare, managing director of Beretta UK importer GMK comments: ‘This is a really exciting development for Holland and Holland and the whole Beretta Group. Together I am sure we can build a great future.”
By big rig
Jan 27, 2021
January 27this Thomas Crapper Day! Toilet lovers should be flushing with pride this morning, because today is Thomas Crapper Day! The unfortunately named Londoner founded Thomas Crapper and Co. in 1861 and popularized the modern, flushable toilet.
He did not, as is popularly believed, invent the flush. Instead, Crapper invented a new mechanism for filling water tanks, which he inexplicably named “the floating ballcock.”
Crapper’s crappers were widely known. He even received four Royal Warrants from British monarchs and installed toilets Westminster Abbey. So how should you celebrate Thomas Crapper Day? Preferably by yourself
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