The Danish postal service will send Christmas cards for the last time, as it stops letter deliveries at the end of this month after 400 years. Postvæsenet (now PostNord Danmark) was founded in December 1624, and at its peak carried nearly 1.5 billion letters, but volumes have dropped — and …
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“By choosing your local Post Office branch as a delivery address, customers can collect parcels at a time that suits them, with the reassurance that we’ll keep everything safe and secure. It’s all part of our commitment to being the one-stop shop for all your posting and parcel needs this …
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Read More »Locals unable to post Xmas cards at Fishergate post box
A note says it will be replaced ‘shortly’, by a parcel machine. Locals are unable to post Xmas cards. It seems the classic red post box will be dismantled and scrapped? Replaced by one of the hideous machines appearing nationally. There was no consultation about this. This is supposedly a …
Read More »How to get free Royal Mail letter from Santa as deadline is tomorrow
Make your Christmas magical by making sure they get a free letter from Santa this year. The Royal Mail offers a service to do this and we have all the information you need to get yours Samantha Bartlett Assistant Editor, Social News 15:08, 04 Dec 2025Updated 09:02, 09 Dec 2025 …
Read More »Tax officer jailed after defrauding HMRC of £200,000
He falsified records and filtered the money into dozens of accounts that he had access to Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 07:01, 08 Dec 2025 Mohammed Daar A tax officer who fraudulently pocketed more than £200,000 to help pay off his wedding debt has been jailed. Mohammed Daar, 36, was described …
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Great Kempstonian: Ken Parsons. Image: Ken Parsons This month’s Great Bedfordian is proud Kempstonian, Ken Parsons, the host of the wonderful Bedford Podcast. “I got frustrated at the amount of negative moaning on social media about Bedford,” said Ken. “So I set up the podcast to celebrate the amazing people …
Read More »Evri, DPD, Parcelforce and Royal Mail – Your last Christmas posting dates
Here’s everything you need to know ‘Bandit Gaz’ Gary Jones on his Evri delivery round With Christmas just around the corner, many of us are preparing our cards and gifts for loved-ones near and far, relying heavily on postal services to get them to their destination on time for the …
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