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A THIEVING Royal Mail postman who stole cash and gift cards from postal packets for almost a decade has been jailed. Disgraced Michael Sullivan was caught red-handed after his employer planted decoy packets with GPS tracking devices which were later found in the postman’s pocket. The 54-year-old father-of-one told police …

A POSTMAN under threat of suspended dismissal for failing to deliver mail was later sacked for his attitude after going off sick, a tribunal heard. Mark Ainsworth, who worked out of the Bolton North delivery officer in Calvin Street, insisted he had been unfairly released by Royal Mail bosses. But …

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a popular ‘gentle giant’ with a heart of gold who has sadly died. Ryan Hall, who has been described as a proud uncle to his four-year-old niece, Paige, passed away on Monday, December 7. Friends of Ryan, who was an avid Spurs fan, have …

Around one in five people with coronavirus may go on to suffer long Covid, new data suggests. Long covid is the term used to describe effects suffered beyond the initial illness of Covid-19.  READ ALSO: Royal Mail in Bracknell speaks out on postal delays The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has …

LifestyleChristmas Thursday, 17th December 2020, 11:25 am Updated Thursday, 17th December 2020, 11:26 am Royal Mail and DPD have issued a warning to customers about a fake delivery scam that attempts to trick recipients into handing over their bank details. Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut …

… Hermes are in talks with the Post Office for it to handle parcels, allowing them to muscle in on Royal Mail's dominant position in the delivery market. Source link

FESTIVE shoppers can park for free in Llandeilo this Saturday. Llandeilo town council has allocated spare days of its yearly free parking allowance in December in a bid to support the local shops. Town Mayor Cllr Owen James said: “Royal Mail has already admitted that this year deliveries before Christmas …

Prince Charles has confirmed that he will be getting the Covid-19 vaccine – but will wait his turn. The future king told staff administering the injection yesterday that he was ‘way down the list’ for a jab. He made the off-the-cuff admission as he and wife Camilla visited a vaccination …

POLICE were made aware of parcels coming through Wrexham that seemed a little suspicious. Officer from the Werxham Town policing team have today seized ‘several’ packages that were stopped by postal workers with a fine sense of smell. Cannabis disguised in sweets were stopped by the workers and handed over …

Royal Mail drone delivery for parcels will soon be available on the Isle of Mull, where a local postman says that the walk to the front door alone can be 30 minutes. In a country-wide first for the U.K., Royal Mail has partnered with a consortium of drone companies: DronePrep, …