The Post Office Horizon IT scandal may well be “the worst miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history”. Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry which has been investigating the scandal, did not put it this way lightly. After four hard-fought years, senior executives reduced to tears, and countless …
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It was Mr Woolley’s manager Lisa Pynegar, 48, who arranged the procession, ensuring all 26 vans from the Ilkeston depot were made available for his funeral. “Lee was just such a good guy and the whole of our depot was just heartbroken when he passed. “Everybody just wanted to come …
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Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry which has been investigating the scandal, did not put it this way lightly. After four hard-fought years, senior executives reduced to tears, and countless heartbreaking stories of the damage caused to the personal lives of sub-postmasters, the Post Office inquiry has finished gathering …
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The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Photo: Cpl Ben Maher – UK MOD © Crown copyright All aboard, it’s time to secure your seat for the 2024 Show, Journeys! Join us on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade from now until 24 August 2024. International …
Read More »Royal Mail convoy for funeral of ‘loved’ Ilkeston postman
Vanessa Woolley Mrs Woolley said her husband had a “fantastic sense of humour and loved to laugh” A convoy of Royal Mail vans lined the streets of a Derbyshire town in a final farewell to a “loved” postman, brother and husband. Lee Woolley, a father-to-be from Ilkeston, died on 2 …
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We have paid for KeepSafe and received confirmation. However, upon return the letter box stayed empty. When telephoning Salisbury Royal Mail two days after the due date I was told that they would not deliver because of staff shortage! They seem to be completely oblivious that they have a legal obligation …
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The Ohio senator JD Vance has attacked “childless cat ladies”, going so far as to suggest infertile cat owners, or cat owners choosing life without children, should enjoy reduced voting rights. Donald Trump has already alienated Elvis Presley fans (“Elvis didn’t have 50,000 people and he had a guitar… I …
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