Anxious wait for post office staffNorwich Evening News, UK –1 minute agoIn a letter last autumn Tracey Stevens, sub-postmaster and owner of the shop, was given the devastating news in a letter by Royal Mail that her branch was … More: continued here
Read More »British royal defends comments on colonialism (CNN.com)
Britain’s Prince Andrew on Wednesday defended comments he made suggesting the United States might have been better off had its leaders learned from the British experience with colonialism before invading Iraq. More: continued here
Read More »Police bust alleged cocaine mail racket (The West Australian)
Four men are due to appear in Queensland courts after customs and federal police officers busted an alleged cocaine importation ring. Federal prosecutors will allege the four Queensland men were running a racket between Thailand and the Sunshine Coast through the mail. More: continued here
Read More »Noted Indian-origin radio presenter in UK passes away (Hindustan Times)
Santosh Prashar, a noted Indian-origin radio presenter based in Coventry in the east Midlands, has died. He was 80. Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to Coventry in the 1960s, started his radio career after retiring from Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Police bust alleged cocaine mail racket (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Four men are expected to appear in Queensland courts after customs and federal police officers busted an alleged cocaine importation ring. More: continued here
Read More »UK: Popular Indian-origin radio jockey dead (rediff.com)
Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to Coventry in the 1960s, started his radio career after retiring from Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Unromantic Royal male puts the tin hat on Valentine's Day – Scotsman
Unromantic Royal male puts the tin hat on Valentine's DayScotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoThe Royal Mail calls it the Valentine's Day Stamp Set and issued it for "loved-up 14 February". On one, the Queen's head has been miniaturised and placed … More: continued here
Read More »Hundreds of letters dumped in grave – Bradford Telegraph Argus
Hundreds of letters dumped in graveBradford Telegraph Argus, UK –2 hours agoBy Marc Meneaud The Royal Mail has started an inquiry after "hundreds" of undelivered letters were found dumped in a desecrated grave. … More: continued here
Read More »CAROUSEL PRODUCTIONS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH THE “KING AND I” (Macon Chronicle-Herald)
Macon’s Community Theater, Carousel Productions, will present as a tribute to their 30th anniversary, the show that began it all, the “King and I”. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical will open on Friday, Feb. 15, and run the 16, 17, 21, 22, and 23 at the Royal Theatre in downtown Macon. …
Read More »Post offices closures announced (BBC News)
Royal Mail announce seven post offices are to close across Humberside and East Yorkshire. More: continued here
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