SEVEN members of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service received long service awards in 1987. Agnes Kilshaw, of Woodland Road, began working for the lunch club in 1972 and also helped with meals on wheels and the Marsh House trolley shop. Joan Thornton, of Old Hall Road, had helped at the …
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Royal Mail services will not operate on public holidays, resulting in several no service days across the festive period This Royal Mail postbox got into the festive spirit as deliveries wound down after the Christmas rush The Christmas rush may finally be over for those sending Christmas cards and gifts …
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The time between Christmas and New Year is an odd one, people don’t know what day of the week it is and a lot of people are still off work. This year is made even more confusing with a four-day weekend because Christmas and Boxing Day fell on Saturday and …
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CREDIT: Royal Mail Group The Judicial College has updated its guidance for judges that ensures defendants, victims and witnesses are handled fairly, offering advice on what is considered acceptable terminology when referring to someone. Echoing the steps taken in Scotland recently the guide advises that postmen replaced under gender-neutral makeover. …
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It’s a strange time of year, when many of us struggle to remember what day of the week it is. And it’s made all the more confusing this year, with a four-day weekend due to Christmas and Boxing Day falling on a Saturday and Sunday. Because of this, there will …
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The royal family lost their patriarch, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April aged 99, shortly after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had given a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey in the United States. Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Oprah Winfrey (Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions/PA) The Duke and …
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Christmas cards and letters have been found strewn and soaking on the ground – sparking fears a postbox was raided. The mail – addressed to locations including Faversham, Whitstable and Bury St Edmunds – was found littering streets through Faversham town centre by shocked passers-by. A hand-written letter was among …
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BRITS will be given a four-day weekend in 2022 to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The May Bank Holiday weekend is being moved to Thursday, June 2, and there will be an additional Bank Holiday on Friday, June 3, to celebrate her Majesty hitting the milestone. Queen Elizabeth II …
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A ROYAL Mail manager has praised his staff for their efforts this year after facing many challenges with the pandemic. Benfleet office manager, David Thomas, expressed how staff even came in on Sundays and days off to make sure customers weren’t let down. Mr Thomas, explained more about the challenges …
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Picture by Pete Maclaine / i-Images The Mail on Sunday has admitted defeat after losing their appeal in a lawsuit brought by the Duchess of Sussex for copyright three years ago. The Mail printed a statement at the bottom of its front page, saying it had infringed on Meghan’s copyright …
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