The image was arresting, and dispiriting. A mound of sealed Royal Mail sacks piled up in a large store room at a postal sorting centre in Bristol. Many of the items awaiting processing were doubtless Christmas presents which probably did not arrive on time. The photograph, posted by the Communication …
Read More »Covid jab waste: ‘Attend appointment or tell us if you can’t’ plea
Health bosses admit some Covid-19 vaccines on the Isle of Wight have been wasted, but say numbers are ‘very low’. Islanders are being urged to attend coronavirus jab appointments to ensure the vaccine is rolled out quickly and efficiently. We are also told to let the NHS know if we …
Read More »UK NEWS: Postman is almost swept away after getting stranded in the floods
A POSTMAN had a lucky escape when his Royal Mail van was almost swept away after he got stranded in a flooded ford. Dramatic pictures show the red van stuck in the middle of the river which had swelled following days of heavy rain and snow. Firefighters, paramedics and a …
Read More »The 5 rarest 50p coins revealed
IT’S nearly 50 years since the country went decimal and millions of coins have been made in that time – some of them rare and valuable. We switched shillings for pounds and pence back in 1971 on February 15, and the coins we know today were born – including the …
Read More »Royal Mail in discussions with MPs to make NHS letters blue, so they can be prioritised in Covid ‘black spots’
Some 130,000 letters have already been sent to invite people to book a vaccination appointment, while 500,000 more are being sent out this week. Last night, Royal Mail said they were “exploring a range of options with the NHS to help identify key mail items in the network even more …
Read More »Covid-19: Pupils’ pizza donation leaves Stoke-on-Trent nurses ‘in tears’
Tina Waltho tweeted a photo of pizza boxes which she said turned up this week at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Source link
Read More »Hero west Belfast lorry driver Fra McCaffery ‘will not regain sight in eye’ after overpass attack
DOCTORS have told Fra McCaffery he will not regain the sight in his eye after suffering severe facial injuries when a bin filled with rocks was hurled from an overpass onto his windscreen. The west Belfast lorry driver had been travelling to the Royal Mail office in Larne last Friday …
Read More »Supporting Covid-19 efforts through rapid antigen testing
With the increased infection rates across the UK and the new lockdown restrictions, early detection of the virus through rapid antigen testing is more crucial than ever before in controlling the spread of the virus to save lives. Multibrands International Ltd is now launching a new combined Panodyne Covid-19 & …
Read More »Warning over ‘horrific’ icy patch between Windermere and Ambleside
CUMBRIANS have been warned about an icy patch of road between Windermere and Ambleside which is reportedly causing cars to spin. A message to the Cumbria Road Watch Twitter page, sent in by a member of the public, said: “There is an horrific patch of ice on the corner at …
Read More »Weather: Met Office snow warning issued in Sussex
A WEATHER warning for snow has been issued across parts of Sussex this weekend. The yellow Met Office alert covers parts of the county north of, and including, Haywards Heath and will be in place from 3am to 8pm tomorrow. “A band of heavy snow may bring disruption as it …
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