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I REFER to the letter from County Councillor Derek Bastiman (D&S Letters, Oct 23) concerning the proposed council reorganisation to a unitary authority in which he states that the Highways department is punching well above its weight. I could not believe what I was reading. From what I see around …

7 Nov 2020, 20:08| Updated: 7 Nov 2020, 20:09 Christmas shopping could be a headache for thousands this year as retailers struggle to meet the demand for deliveries. Non-essential shops have closed their doors across England. And there are restrictions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, too. As a consequence, many …

The Queen wore a face mask for the first time in public last week as she marked the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior in a small private ceremony in Westminster Abbey.  Her Majesty, 94, honoured the British serviceman, whose identity remains a mystery, and the Royal Family’s own …

Prince Charles paid special tribute to the wartime generation who fought for freedoms ‘more precious than we knew’ at the Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance broadcast last night. In a moving speech at the start of the pre-recorded socially distanced event at the Royal Albert Hall, the Prince of Wales …

The royal family has sported an assortment of face coverings during the pandemic – from the Duchess of Cornwall’s trendy leopard print mask to the Duchess of Cambridge’s classic floral Liberty fabric ones. Some have been topical such as Camilla’s poppy-covered Royal British Legion mask at the Field of Remembrance …

image copyrightRoyal Mail/Express Newspapers/Dreamworks. image captionA new set of stamps features the artwork of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and … Source link

Royal Mail and Amazon are scrambling to seize control of Boris Johnson’s “Operation Moonshot” programme to deliver 215,000 home testing kits a day. The duo are this weekend finalising rival bids to win a £550m, one-year contract from the taxpayer to spearhead home testing as part of NHS Test and …

Where to send your letter to Father Christmas this year For 55 years, Royal Mail has been helping to make Christmas wishes come true by sending children’s letters to the North Pole. Now Santa’s team of helpers at Royal Mail is gearing up to deliver the hundreds of thousands of …

Funny reactions have sparked social media after some Nigerians asked the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to prepare to handle mail-in ballots in the country’s 2023 general elections. The Mail-in ballot, also known as postal voting, vote-by-mail or vote from home, is the system of voting where ballot papers are distributed …

The Royal Mail has confirmed four postal workers at the Plymouth Delivery Office are recovering at home from coronavirus. But it has denied claims that workplace Covid rules have not been followed at the centre in Breakwater Road, Plymstock. A source has alleged that some post staff have been working …