Archive for October, 2009

HSBC in a new wave of branch closures

HSBC, the self-proclaimed ‘world’s local bank’, is closing more branches in the New Year and has been accused of ‘doing a Barclays’ by stealth

Derek French

How will the card crackdown affect you?

The government thinks it is time for a fairer deal, but what will change for credit card customers?

Cashback websites help you earn as you spend

Bond mis-selling hits tens of thousands

First it was endowments, then pensions, now tens of thousands of savers with bonds linked to stock markets may have been mis-sold their investments

Peter and Pam Hilton

Postal crisis escalates to all-out strikes

The bitter postal dispute escalated last night as union bosses announced two all-out strikes on top of the existing action

Royal Mail postman

Postal crisis escalates to all-out strikes

The bitter postal dispute escalated last night as union bosses announced two all-out strikes on top of the existing action

Royal Mail postman

How should we insure son’s memorabilia?

Our son who lives with us has a collection worth more than £10,000. Should we have separate insurance policies?

Vinyl records