A man who was an “avid stamp collector” as a child has moved to Scotland from Florida with his wife to take over the world’s oldest post office. Barry Ford has taken over Sanquhar Post Office in Dumfries and Galloway, which has been in continuous operation for 311 years. Ford, …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Drew Hendry fears the problems with the postal service will only grow worse as we approach Christmas. Failing postal services have resulted in patients missing vital medical appointments or going weeks without new bank cards, the strath’s MP has warned …
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BANGKOK, Sept 19 — The Thai king’s son has called for open discussion of the country’s tough laws against insulting the royal family, a sensitive topic that has seen hundreds of people prosecuted in recent years. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second son of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, made the comments after visiting …
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The appearance of a sign has hinted at a new future for a former restaurant in Nuneaton town centre. Above the entrance to the old Ginger Tree is a new sign that reads ‘The President’. It comes just over a year after another venture was set to open in the …
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Online supermarket Ocado saw a surge in its share price on the FTSE 100 index, as the City remained positive about its future prospects. Investment bank Jefferies raised its target price on Ocado stock from 550p to 750p, citing the company’s £200m settlement with Norwegian robotics firm Autostore. The settlement …
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A young girl from East Yorkshire was “over the moon” after the Royal Mail delivered loving letters she had written to her grandparents, despite them not being stamped – at least not in the traditional way. Lily-Mai Lee, 10, decided to write notes to her grandparents, who live in York, …
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Liam Colley will join a panel of competition attorneys and economists to discuss the BT and Royal Mail trucks judgment at this London conference. Mr Colley will participate in a panel titled, ‘Economic expert evidence – pleasing no one? Lessons from BT & Royal Mail Trucks Judgment’ at this annual …
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After a torrid 12 months for International Distributions Services marred by a bitter industrial dispute and ballooning losses, analysts at one of the City’s top stockbrokers believe investors should start buying shares in the owner of Royal Mail. Shares in the FTSE 250 group, which also owns GLS, the overseas …
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The Government says Post Office workers wrongfully convicted for theft and false accounting will be offered £600,000 each in compensation. More than 700 postmasters were given convictions after money appeared to be missing from their sites, something later attributed to the now discredited Horizon IT system. For those postmasters whose …
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