Man injured in 20ft fall at Shrewsbury's Royal Mail sorting officeshropshirestar.comRichard Ewels, a spokesman for West Mercia Police, said: “Police attended the Royal Mail sorting office in Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, shortly after 1am on Sunday following a report of an intruder. “A man believed to be in his 20s subsequently …
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Workers in hundreds of Crown post offices are to stage a fresh strike in a long-running row over jobs, pay and closures. More: continued here
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