A postcard has been delivered to a building society in Wales an astonishing 121 years after it was sent. Staff at Swansea Building Society got a surprise when they checked the mail at their head office on the morning of Friday, August 16. There was the usual mortgage and savings …
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As It Happens6:05A bank in Wales says it received a postcard from 121 years ago Henry Darby has a piece of local history trucked away in his top desk drawer at work. Darby is the communications manager for the Swansea Building Society, a member-owned financial institution in Swansea, Wales, that received …
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Written assurance that LNER will end the custom would most likely be sufficient for the union to enter negotiations. A commitment to bring driver numbers up to required levels could form the basis for a long-term agreement. Royal Mail’s plan to halt postal train operations by October 10 after almost 200 …
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Royal Mail workers are invited to attend an online meeting called by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) on Sunday September 15 to discuss a collective fightback against plans by Royal Mail and EP Group for a major assault on jobs, wages and conditions. Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials have …
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You might complain about the mail being slow, but how about over a century for a simple postcard to arrive at its address? That is what happen to a man in Wales as he was sorting through his mail and found a postcard marked with a date from 121 years …
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Royal Mail are the unsung heroes of last-minute deliveries, crossing the UK no matter the weather, rain or shine. The iconic red vans, more often than not, seem to deliver the goods when it counts. But have you ever noticed when postie’s write ‘P’ on your letters? Along with all …
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A postcard has just been delivered – 121 years after it was originally sent. The card, featuring a black and white picture of a reindeer in the snow, a King Edward VII stamp and a postmark dated August 3, 1903, was dropped through the letterbox with other normal post – …
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Henry Darby, marketing and communications officer for Swansea Building Society, said he was sorting through the post when the postcard dropped out, and that he had found limited information about the intended recipient online. “So we thought we’d pop it on our social media and thought maybe someone locally may …
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The first single-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme is authorised and ready to launch in 2024 for the Royal Mail. Next steps are likely to include expansion into the multi-employer market as a competitor to individual defined contribution schemes; to provide a pension scheme that delivers an income in …
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Last Updated: August 21, 2024, 18:54 IST The postcard was dated back to August 1903. (Photo credits: Instagram) It was intended for a lady named Lydia Davies, who most likely resided there when they had houses rather than banks in the area. You might have often heard about posts …
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