The British fantasy illustrator Wayne Reynolds has painted a set of eight monsters to feature on stamps issued by the Royal Mail to commemorate 50 years of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Although conceived in the United States by Gary Gygax in 1974, the game has enjoyed enduring worldwide …
Read More »Express and Small Parcels Global Market Report 2024: B2C
Dublin, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global Express and Small Parcels 2024” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global Express & Small Parcels 2024 provides detailed analysis of the global express and parcels market, including market size and forecast data, market segmentation, volume and revenue data and …
Read More »‘I’m a Royal Mail worker – pet owners need to know what the ‘P’ stands for on their post’
A Royal Mail worker has spoken out in a bid to calm people’s fears after dog owners were left worried about the letter ‘P’ being written on their letters and parcels Postie shares why the ‘P’ is written on the front of letters and people are amazed (stock image) ( …
Read More »Royal Mail worker explains meaning behind ‘P’ on letters | Weird | News
A member of Royal Mail staff has finally cleared up confusion about the mysterious ‘P’ mark on letters. It comes following a flurry of panic among pet owners. Rumours had been spreading on social media that the cryptic symbol was a secret code used by thieves to target homes with …
Read More »Swansea: Postcard dating back 121 years gets delivered in the mail | UK News
When staff at a building society in Swansea received their mail on Friday, they were surprise by what they discovered. In among their usual savings and mortgage-related deliveries was a postcard dating back more than 120 years. Swansea Building Society celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, but the card predates …
Read More »Royal Mail forced to close postbox down – because snails have been eating mail
The red box has been closed since July this year and has a sign on it that says “not in use, snails eating mail.” It’s not known how long they’d been doing it for The closed postbox where snails are invading ( Image: Guy Renner-Thompson/SWNS) Royal Mail bosses have been …
Read More »Cumbrian care provider receives Princess Royal Training Award
Alcedo Care Group, based in Cumbria, was ‘recognised and rewarded’ by the awards, which are open to organisations of all sizes and sectors in the UK and Ireland. The awards are given to organisations that meet the ‘strict standards of excellence’ and can prove their training and development programmes have …
Read More »Royal Mail investigating after postboxes in Dartford repainted as chocolate wrappers
Postboxes have been vandalised again just six months after they were spray-painted to look like Mr Blobby and a Cadbury’s Creme Egg. The pillar boxes in Temple Hill, Dartford, have been given a fresh lick of paint — but it’s not the traditional Royal Mail red you might expect. A …
Read More »Canada rail stoppage poised to disrupt North American agriculture
By Tom Polansek and Promit Mukherjee CHICAGO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – A looming stoppage of freight railway operations across Canada would disrupt North America’s agricultural supply chain, snarling shipments of everything from wheat to fertilizer and meat. Unless last-minute labor agreements are reached, both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, …
Read More »Exeter Airport back in profit as passenger numbers skyrocket
Exeter Airport has soared back into profit after passenger numbers skyrocketed following the Covid pandemic. The company has announced an operating profit of more than £1m – the first surplus it has made since 2019. In the year to the end of March 2024, Exeter Airport welcomed 435,000 passengers, an …
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