‘I was absolutely gutted and destroyed’ Jon Pertwee and his partner Donna Tramayne (Image: Jon Pertwee) A Nottinghamshire Doctor Who superfan has been left “absolutely devastated” after a package of “irreplaceable” memorabilia was lost in the post. Mansfield man Jon Pertwee, who changed his surname to honour the actor who …
Read More »Moreton Hall residents’ group in Bury St Edmunds invites Royal Mail to engage with them as application is submitted for delivery office
A planning application by Royal Mail for the removal of 36 dedicated staff parking spaces at its Bury St Edmunds delivery office has been described as an ‘insult’ to residents. The postal company has submitted an application to West Suffolk Council, to vary a condition of the approved 2005 scheme …
Read More »Thieves steal historic post box in scenic village as leaving children unable to post letters Santa
A Victorian post box that had been embedded in a stone wall for more than 120 years was ripped out overnight in a West Yorkshire hamlet, leaving local children unable to send their letters to Father Christmas. The red cast-iron pillar box, bearing Queen Victoria’s VR royal cipher and recently …
Read More »King and Queen face a cold Christmas due to strikes by drivers delivering fuel to Sandringham
The King and Queen are facing a cold Christmas due to December strikes by tanker drivers delivering fuel to Sandringham. Around 400 Certas tanker drivers who also deliver fuel to Royal Mail, Gulf forecourts, the military and schools are walking out over pay, the Unite union has confirmed. They are …
Read More »How King Charles’s former butler was briefly removed from royal duty after a disastrous fake tan left him looking like an ‘Oompa-Loompa’
Royal staff are expected to maintain a discreet and modest appearance at all times, so when one of King Charles’s butlers arrived for work with a bright orange tan, Grant Harrold was immediately pulled up by His Majesty. The fake tan caused such a stir that Mr Harrold was asked to …
Read More »Royal Mail faces staffing pressures in Grantham this Christmas leading to delays in post being delivered
Staffing shortages have caused delays for residents expecting important deliveries. While parcels continue to be delivered, some letters in Grantham have not reached households for almost a week. Reports on the Croxton Kerrial Group Facebook paged indicate that numerous members of postal staff at Grantham Sorting Office were off sick, …
Read More »Royal Mail blasted after Northwich post deliveries dry up
Leah Zentek claims Royal Mail’s letter deliveries in the village, as well as in Davenham, Lostock Gralam, and Kingsmead, have all but ground to a halt in recent months. She says residents expecting important letters have to travel to the sorting office in Northwich and queue to have any chance …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery office fetches £188,000 after bidding war
A postal delivery office has been sold at auction following a bidding war. Located at 20 London Road in Amesbury, the property fetched £188,000 at a recent auction run by Clive Emson Auctioneers, going for £68,000 above its guide price. Joe Rocks, auction appraiser for Wiltshire at Clive Emson, said: …
Read More »Post delays in Shropshire blamed for missed hospital appointments
After she missed appointments, Ms Fox said: “It’s annoying for me, healthwise, but also the delays at the hospital. Other people could have used those appointments.” Mr Chapman first noticed there was an issue in September or October. “Last Friday, we had I think what was probably most of November’s …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Jane Austen collectors sheet begins a Celebrating Britain series
By David Hartwig On Dec. 16 Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates the 250th birth anniversary of author Jane Austen (1775–1817) with a sheet of 10 Union Flag definitive stamps with se-tenant (side-by-side) labels. “Marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain’s most beloved literary figures,” Royal Mail …
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