Somebody mailed a postcard to 11 Cradock Street in Wales, and the postal service delivered it on Friday. The only strange thing is that it’s dated August 3, 1903, reports Wales Online. It’s addressed to “Miss Lydia Davies,” who presumably lived at the address 121 years ago. These days, …
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By David Hartwig An Aug. 13 issue by Great Britain’s Royal Mail features an updated Union Flag stamp with the silhouette of King Charles III. The first-class (currently £1.35) stamp features a design of the Union Flag which first appeared on a British stamp in 2001 (Scott 1999b) as part …
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By William Janes (August 20, 2024, 5:53 PM BST) — A tribunal has struck out dozens of claims by postal workers that Royal Mail cut their pay and benefits for going on strike, concluding that their case was bound to fail because legislation did not protect them despite going against …
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Employment Tribunal (ET) The claimant brought a complaint of unfair dismissal and claims under the Equality Act 2010, specifically, discrimination arising from disability (section 15) and failure to comply with the duty to make reasonable adjustments (section 20). A key part of his case was that by the time of …
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Chicago-set “Dark Matter” renewed for second season/Photo: Apple Get Chicago & Midwest culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Young Artists See Bust At End Of $712 Million Boom “Artists saw six-figure sales and heard promises of stardom. But with the calamitous downturn …
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Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Aug. 20 (UPI) — A postcard arrived at its intended destination in Wales 121 years after the date on its postmark. The Swansea Building Society said on social media that the postcard arrived at its Cradock Street, Swansea, address with the rest of the mail …
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A postcard has been delivered to a Welsh address an astonishing 121 years after it was sent. Staff at Swansea Building Society couldn’t believe their eyes when going through the mail at their Cradock Street head office on the morning of Friday, August 16. There was the usual mortgage and …
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A nursing student downloaded sexual images of children as young as four, a court has heard. Niamh O’Brian, 20, of Heol Cynwyd, Llangynwyd, Maesteg, was found by police to have possessed and distributed indecent images, both still and moving, of children. Police visited O’Brian at her home and at the …
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Historic Newcastle tea company Ringtons has acquired a huge industrial unit in its most significant investment in years. The tea merchants import and package tea for major supermarkets, alongside its own brand of coffees, teas and sweet treats, which are sold online, in stores and through its traditional doorstep delivery …
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