There have been reports of problems in Shifnal, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Telford, and Newport – by no means an exhaustive list – with significant numbers of residents saying they have not received any mail since Christmas. But is it really all down to the weather? We have had a few days …
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Black Country MP Mike Wood has kept a diary of problems with the mail service after being inundated with complaints from constituents. While the problem has grown significantly in recent months, his log goes back to the start of 2023, proving that this is not just a recent problem. The …
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Inverclyde’s annual celebration of the area’s talented performers and musicians kicks off on Monday, and festival president Isabel Lind told the Tele she couldn’t wait for things to get underway. Excitement is building among the festival’s organisers and participants, not just for this year’s event, but also ahead of next …
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King Charles and Queen Camilla have today been seen for the first time in their new electric £160,000 Lotus Eletre sports car. The 77-year-old monarch and Camilla were driven in the Royal Claret motor for the Sunday Church service in Sandringham this morning. A beaming Charles, who had placed an order …
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HERE is a selection of letters from Bromsgrove and Droitwich Standard readers this week. Royal Mail issue been going on since before the snow I HAVE been having issues with Royal Mail since before the snow. I’ve had medication not delivered three times now (from Pharmacy2U). I’ve also bought and …
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘stayed on at Jeffrey Epstein’s beach house’ in Florida instead of going to Princess Eugenie’s 11th birthday party at Disneyland, a royal author has claimed. Andrew Lownie, who spent four years researching the disgraced ex-Prince’s biography, has given a searing account of Andrew’s hedonistic life in his tell-all …
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Readers have been sharing their views about what’s in the news. Here we share some of the letters, emails and comments that have come in over the week, including this cartoon from John Elson. John Elson’s cartoon is sponsored by the Assist Group Send your letters to: news@lincsonline.co.uk What is …
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AN MP has joined calls for a debate on the “growing crisis” in postal services. Labour’s Dave Robertson has previously written to Ofcom after receiving more than 150 complaints from local residents about delayed deliveries across Lichfield and Burntwood. And now he is working with Redditch MP Chris Bloore to …
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Royal Mail says that bad weather and staff sickness have created a backlog for posties ROYAL Mail has issued a statement after residents claimed they had not received post for 11 days. Residents have reported issues in the West Midlands, including in Northfield, Birmingham and Halesowen. A man from Halesowen, …
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MP Rachel Taylor has raised concerns about missing job offers, benefit payments and NHS letters including a cancer screening result An MP claims some people living in a Warwickshire village haven’t had any post all year(Image: Getty) Some villagers in the Midlands have not received any post “this year”, their …
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