Amazon is not new to data breaches. In fact, many customers have previously reported phishing emails in the name of the company. In many instances, Amazon has been able to find out the point of a data breach, or the person involved. This time, scamsters have taken it a step …
Read More »East Falkirk and Linlithgow MP encourages local children to take part in Royal Mail’s Hero Stamps competition
Martyn Day MP, Linlithgow & East Falkirk Constituency (SNP). The competition is open to all children aged 4 to 14 years of age, who will have the opportunity to design one of eight special Royal Mail stamps to honour the heroes of the pandemic across the UK. Mr Day (SNP), …
Read More »Royal Mail postman caught ‘calling house a “f***ing s***hole”‘ as he delivered letters
A ROYAL Mail postman was busted appearing to call a house a f***ing s***hole” as he delivered his letters. Annette Barrett, 40, caught the stand-in postie on her door-cam footage as she tried to track down a missing parcel. 6 The stand-in postie appeared to call Annette’s house a s***hole …
Read More »Motorcyclist sadly dies after crash with Royal Mail van
A motorcyclist from North Lincolnshire sadly died after a crash with a Royal Mail van. The incident happened along the A631 from Bishopbridge towards Glentham at about 4pm on Thursday. The 51-year-old died at the scene. Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage to come forward …
Read More »Four Steps to Fixing Your Credit Score if You’ve Been Scammed
With many identity theft scams on the rise (such as the fake Royal Mail text), personal finance experts, Ocean Finance, have pulled together four tips for scam victims to fix their credit report. Four Steps to Fixing Your Credit Score if You’ve Been Scammed Report it to the correct credit reference …
Read More »Motorcyclist dies after crash with Royal Mail van
A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a Royal Mail van. A yellow Ducati motorcycle was travelling south, along the A631 from Bishopbridge towards Glentham yesterday, April 15 when it was involved in a collision with the van, which was travelling in the same direction. Emergency services were deployed …
Read More »Optimism in Lincolnshire as COVID restrictions ease
There have been 63 new coronavirus cases and one COVID-related death in Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, compared to 93 cases and no deaths this time last week. The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 40 new cases in Lincolnshire, 13 in North Lincolnshire and 10 in North East Lincolnshire. On Thursday, one …
Read More »Royal Mail OBA users should switch to new platform
Royal Mail are asking OBA users to switch to an alternative platform before the 1st of June to avoid interruptions to their shipments. The main thrust is to ensure compliant paperwork is collected for international shipments and OBA (Online Business Account) doesn’t look like it’ll be suitable come June – …
Read More »I am not remotely ready for my Triathlon, but one thing’s for sure
It is so long ago now but, in 2019, I said in this column I would train up and enter my first triathlon. The whole of 2020 was pretty much a wipe out for casual triathletes like me. They got the Blenheim Palace Triathlon on but not much else and, …
Read More »The real battle over Australia Post
One former AusPost director and CEO says Holgate’s legacy will be shoring up regional post offices – a move that has won her the unflinching support of many small franchisees. At the same time, Holgate believed there was a continued role for letters, if the union remained flexible, automation was …
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