Earlier this month, funeral director and manager of Harold P. Heywood in Failsworth, Michael Lindup, launched a campaign that would see a special post box installed at Hollinwood Cemetery. The post box, painted white with ‘letters to heaven’ inscribed on it in gold, would allow those grieving to send letters …
Read More »Postal changes delayed, as one-mile promise fades
Changes to postal services across the Rosneath Peninsula have been delayed, Royal Mail confirmed this week. Earlier this year small stickers appeared on post boxes across the area, saying that the last collection was being brought forward by up to six hours ‘to improve efficiency’. This was due to take …
Read More »Carbon Offset Gatekeepers Are Failing to Stop Junk Credits
Article content (Bloomberg) — A study covering almost 300 carbon offset projects found that the industry’s top registries have consistently allowed developers to claim far more climate-saving benefits than justified. Article content Researchers led by Barbara Haya from the University of Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy assessed the methods …
Read More »Scammers target job seekers across Middle East with fake Arabic ads
More than 2,000 fake job advertisements targeted Arabic speakers across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) in 2022, according to cybersecurity firm, Group-IB. Scammers aimed to hack into people’s social media networks to access passwords to break into their bank accounts. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel …
Read More »Norwich relay post box removal hope after child cuts hand
The disused relay boxes, also known as pouch boxes, were for postal workers to store their mail and to come back to should they have a large chunk of letters they couldn’t carry all at once. However, now some are causing a potential hazard for passers-by, including in the Larkman, Earlham and Heartsease areas. …
Read More »Postal workers condemn sweatshop conditions at Royal Mail rubber stamped by Communication Workers Union
The World Socialist Web Site continues to receive a steady stream of correspondence from postal workers over the back-breaking increases in workloads demanded by Royal Mail. They are also speaking out against the Communication Workers Union (CWU) enforcing the cost cutting exercise of revisions by the company and the betrayal …
Read More »‘How I walked away from that I don’t know’: The miracle of the postman caught up in huge explosion
A postman caught up in a huge and terrifying explosion that shook an entire street and claimed the life of a 68-year-old man has spoken of his ongoing shock and how lucky he feels to be alive. Jonathan Roberts, who is 49, was driving his Royal Mail postal van in …
Read More »Essex postcodes which may not get Royal Mail post today
According to the Royal Mail website, eight postcodes in Colchester are being affected, though the problems are not confined to north Essex. CM postcodes in Braintree are also experiencing problems, with Canvey Island also listed on the service update page on the Royal Mail website. On the website Royal Mail …
Read More »Credit Suisse rescue shockwave spreads
UBS says buyout of Credit Suisse is an “emergency rescue” Credit Suisse’s share price had plummeted, with market indicators pointing to collapse or resolution European and UK bank stocks slumped again on Monday morning after the weekend deal by the Swiss National Bank to fold Credit Suisse (US:CS) into UBS …
Read More »Gmail and Microsoft Outlook users issued red alert warning
A report, from cyber defence company BlueVoyant, has found a 240% increase in email scams targeting users, with phishing scams that are often hard to spot. The security experts have issued a new warning to everyone who uses the two email sites, saying: “One of the more complicated ways threat …
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