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The King made the day of a centenarian who was celebrating her 100th birthday today – by personally handing her a card from himself and the Queen. The monarch was on a walkabout in Middlesbrough this afternoon when he was introduced to Rona Grafton who had been waiting patiently to …

Letters should be emailed to editor@northern-times.co.uk. Please include your address and a daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for length or other reasons and are included at the editor’s discretion. ‘Strong measure of caution’ needed over Highland Council’s investment plan Letter from Cllr Jim McGillivray, East Sutherland and Edderton …

A former royal protection officer has been jailed for ‘pestering’ a highly vulnerable revenge porn victim – whose nude photos he kept on his work phone. Ex-Met and West Mercia Police constable Mark Cranfield sent inappropriate messages, including about his sex life, to a woman who had come forward to …

Posties will be delivering to 121 Love Lanes this Valentine’s Day as well as some more unusual romantic themed street names around the UK, Royal Mail can reveal.   Amorous road monikers include Long Lover Lane in Halifax, Sweet Pea Close in Telford, Honey Bottom in Andover and True Lovers …

A British shipping company that became the largest in the world at the height of empire continued to use the labour of enslaved people after the abolition of slavery, research has found. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC), which received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1839, used …

Royal Mail reported 2,206 ‘serious dog confrontations’ up to March 2024, a 15 per cent increase from the previous year. Attacks causing ‘serious injuries’ surged by 148 per cent, from 33 to 82. This equates to 42 weekly attacks on postal workers. Lara O’Donnell, head of personal injury at CEL …

A burst water main is affecting properties in the Conwy Valley area. It has happened from Glan Conwy to Trefriw according to Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water. Engineers are working to get supplies restored. This is a breaking news story. We will bring you all the latest as we get it via …

The latest figures from the Advertising Association (AA) and the World Advertising Research Center (WARC) reveal that UK ad spending increased in Q3 of 2024, with direct mail seeing a significant increase. Ad spending in the UK reached £10.6bn in Q3 of 2024, a 9.7% increase compared to the same …

At a recent meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC), Sinn Féin councillor Sheamus Greene said that many residents have only been receiving post once a week,  causing them to miss out on important correspondence. “I want to raise the issue of Royal Mail and the delivery of letters, …

A small business owner has accused Royal Mail of consistently applying erroneous charges to items sent through its network and not taking his queries seriously when he complained. Stuart Kirkwood, who owns Rye-based Zest Clothing with his wife, Melinda, said his problems began in July 2021, when he started to …