There are tales of poltergeists, the paranormal and plain unusual. And falling firmly into the latter category is the ‘glue-sniffing snails of Gower’. The peculiar story of the shelled gastropods features in the latest series of Kiri’s TV Flashback, due to broadcast on BBC One Wales on Friday, January 7. …
Read More »Russian submarine hit Royal Navy warship in North Atlantic
A Royal Navy warship was hit by a Russian submarine while on patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean. MS Northumberland had been searching for the submarine after it disappeared from the ship’s view in the Arctic Circle shortly before the incident took place. The submarine hit the warship’s sonar – …
Read More »Priority post boxes in Newcastle: Where can I find my nearest post box to send a postal Coronavirus PCR test?
(Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) The omicron variant of the Coronavirus has resulted in swathes of the UK needing to take PCR tests to see if they have the virus or not. PCR tests which are delivered by post to anyone who has symptoms needs to be returned via priority …
Read More »Royal Mail issues key update on delivery delays as four UK locations impacted
Just last month during the Christmas period, Royal Mail warned of delays up and down the country. Now unfortunately, the postal company has shared a fresh update and it’s not good news. It said the firm is due to experience more issues as a result of coronavirus. The company operates …
Read More »Man Shocked After Letter Labelled With His ‘Life Story’ Gets Delivered
@weefeargal/Twitter/Alamy A musician in Northern Ireland was left both shocked and impressed after Royal Mail delivered a letter addressed with his ‘life story’. Feargal Lynn, from County Antrim, took to Twitter to offer a ‘hearty applause’ to the postal service after receiving his letter this month. It’s unclear who sent …
Read More »Man Shocked As Royal Mail Delivers Letter With ‘Life Story’ In Place Of Address
Royal Mail has done it again and gone above and beyond to deliver a letter to the right place without even an address to go on. The letter in question was delivered successfully to Feargal Lynn’s house despite only addressing him by his first name, following a brief description of his …
Read More »‘Lives across from the Spar’: bizarrely labelled letter finds way to UK address | Postal service
Sherlock Holmes might have balked, but the Royal Mail detectives came up trumps when they correctly delivered a letter with an address that was more like an episode of This Is Your Life than a conventional street name and postcode. Writing on Twitter, the County Antrim musician Feargal Lynn said …
Read More »Post office delivers man’s letter with only his “life story” as an address
London — Britain’s postal service, the Royal Mail, was able to work out who an unaddressed letter was meant for when the sender included only the recipient’s first name, postcode, and “life story.” Hearty applause to @RoyalMail Cushendall and Ballymena for being able to deliver this letter to me today …
Read More »Royal Mail to chop multiple trees at Hampstead depot
Published: 7:00 AM January 7, 2022 A dozen trees at Royal Mail’s depot in Hampstead are earmarked for a chop or to be felled entirely. The trees, including Sycamore, Birch and Ash, surround the Hampstead Delivery Office in Shepherd Walk. On its application, Royal Mail says none of the trees are …
Read More »Broker tips: JD Wetherspoon, Restaurant Group, Royal Mail, James Fisher
Berenberg reviewed its ratings on a number of leisure stocks on Thursday from pubs to restaurants and travel firms. The bank downgraded JD Wetherspoon to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ and cut its price target on the stock to 1,050.0p from 1,650.0p, stating it still thinks Wetherspoons is a very well-run business …
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