Like Santa Claus, London’s famous red mailboxes were once green. There are various theories to explain this change, and choosing one is yours As you wish. Red letter boxes are as iconic as red phone boxes in the UK. During the Victorian period, architect John Benfold created the “pillar” letterbox, …
Read More »What the papers say – November 28
By Press Association 2021 The newspaper headlines are dominated by measures coming in to slow the spread to the Omicron variant of coronavirus (Andrew Matthews/PA) The announcement of restrictions to try and slow the spread of the new Omicron variant dominates the nation’s front pages. The Sunday Mirror reports …
Read More »Design of new 50p to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is unveiled
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is to be celebrated with a new 50p coin to be launched next year, the Royal Mint has announced. The coin will feature the number 70, representing the number of years of the Queen’s reign in 2022, with her cypher framed within the zero at the …
Read More »Global Courier Services Market by Competition Analysis, Type, Application, Region, Historical Data and Forecasts – Energy Siren
A new informative report titled as “Global Courier Services Market Analysis 2016-2020 and Forecast 2021-2027” has recently published by Credible Markets to its humongous database which helps to shape the future of the businesses by making well-informed business decisions. It offers a comprehensive analysis of various business aspects such as …
Read More »Post Office To Grow Its Amazon ‘pick-ups’ Network
Post Office aiming to double number of branches where customers can pick up Amazon purchases and grow parcel business to more than £100m By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 27 November 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 27 November 2021 The Post Office is aiming to double the number …
Read More »How to make sure your presents get to the EU in time this Christmas | Money
As Covid restrictions continue, many families with relatives abroad will be prevented from giving presents in person again this Christmas and, instead, have to send them through the post. As this is Britain’s first post-Brexit Christmas, the rules for sending items to the EU have changed, and you now need …
Read More »Criminals jailed in November including rapist and man who sent suspicious packages
November has seen some serious crimes heard in the courts, with the Joshua Hall verdict, the alleged rape of an elderly resident and fraudsters posing as police officers to target pensioners. There was also the conviction of a man for a horrific historic rape case, three decades after the crime …
Read More »Prince Andrew used his royal connection to help a controversial tycoon
Prince Andrew worked secretly behind the scenes to help a controversial multi-millionaire open a bank for the super-rich in Monaco, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Bombshell emails leaked to this newspaper reveal how the Duke of York contacted the office of Albert II, the sovereign Prince of Monaco, on …
Read More »Cat rescued from engine compartment of delivery van
UPI – Firefighters in Britain rescued a cat trapped in the engine compartment of a mail delivery van. The London Fire Brigade said a Blue watch crew from the Croyden branch responded when a cat was found trapped under the hood of a Royal Mail delivery van. …
Read More »Two Coventry men jailed for 26 years for mail order gun service after Parcelforce call exposes them
Two men from Coventry have been jailed, along with a third man, for a total of 35 years for importing guns and ammunition into the UK by post before trying to sell them to organised criminals. The National Crime Agency launched an investigation after two semi-automatic pistols and hollow-point bullets …
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