A family have found themselves on a naughty list this Christmas, after leaving a “rude” note for their postman, accusing him of pretending to attempt to deliver their parcels. Postman Dave, whose name has been changed for his privacy, found a handwritten note on the front door of one of …
Read More »How to keep your home safe from burglars at Christmas | Money
Don’t make it easy for them When you go out, or to bed, check you have shut and locked all windows and doors. Don’t leave your keys in locks when you are in, as a burglar may be able to reach them through the letterbox. Think about your family calendar, …
Read More »Postman boycotts ‘rude’ house which accused him of pretending to try to deliver parcels
A Royal Mail postman has vowed to boycott a home after a ‘rude’ note was left telling him to ‘not even think about’ leaving an attempted delivery card again The postman says he won’t be delivering any mail to the family for Christmas ( Image: Kennedy News / Facebook) A …
Read More »Porch piracy: why a wave of doorstep parcel thefts is sweeping the UK | Crime
Name: Porch piracy. Age: the phrase porch pirate dates right back to the early 2010s, debuting in Urban Dictionary in 2011. Oh, so more recent than Blackbeard then? And also Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Long John Silver and Captain Jack Sparrow, etc. Do porch pirates also say: “Arrrrr!” No. Well, …
Read More »Postman bans ‘rude’ resident over ‘unnecessarily snarky’ note
A postman banned a “rude” resident from receiving mail after they left an “unnecessarily snarky” note for him. The postal worker has vowed not to deliver mail to the resident after they left a ranting note accusing him of “pretending” to ring their doorbell with a parcel. The resident’s handwritten …
Read More »Postman puts ‘rude’ resident’s house on his ‘naughty list’ vowing to blacklist them over Christmas
A postman has vowed to add an address on his round to a ‘naughty list’ after they wrote a ‘rude’ note accusing Royal Mail of withholding their parcel. The postal carrier came across the note taped to the front door of a house on December 1. He took a photo …
Read More »Residents prepare new fight against giant scrap yard
Royal Academy member Humphrey Ocean, whose studio is next to the proposed scrapyard in West Norwood, protests outside Lambeth Town Hall in Brixton Campaigners against a giant new metal processing yard that would lead to an increase in very large lorries using roads in Brixton and the rest of Lambeth …
Read More »The last Christmas posting dates for sending cards and presents this year
People are being urged to post items early this Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock) With Christmas now just mere weeks away, cards and presents will need to be posted to make sure they arrive in time for the big day. The Post Office and its parcel delivery branch Parcelforce are urging people …
Read More »The last Christmas posting dates for sending cards and presents this year
People are being urged to post items early this Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock) With Christmas now just mere weeks away, cards and presents will need to be posted to make sure they arrive in time for the big day. The Post Office and its parcel delivery branch Parcelforce are urging people …
Read More »New map shows Bedfordshire’s Covid ‘blackspots’ as Omicron cases rise in England
Three Bedfordshire areas have now been highlighted as Covid ‘blackspots’, according to the latest weekly statistics. On the government’s interactive coronavirus map, areas are given a colour relating to their level of infection. The highest category is for areas with rates of 800 and above, which are marked in black, …
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