[ad_1] The wreckage of a rare type of Royal Navy helicopter which crashed off the coast of Northern Ireland 60 years ago has been discovered. The Westland Dragonfly went down in Lough Foyle during a recovery exercise in 1958. It had been in service as an air-sea search and rescue helicopter, based at the Royal…
[ad_1] A temporary road closure, suddenly introduced on Thursday night so a problem with a manhole cover on Fairlee Road could be fixed, has now been lifted. The major road into Newport has fully reopened, according to contractor Island Roads this morning (Friday). Last night, just yards from ongoing Southern Water works, a problem emerged with…
[ad_1] Portishead could be left without a post office after news that McColls is to close its store in the town. Retail giant Morrisons has announced it is to close 132 of its McColls stores across the UK which it bought earlier this year in a rescue deal. The McColls store in Portishead High Street…
[ad_1] Supporters of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan think commentators are quite wrong to conclude that the title of his forthcoming memoir — Spare — indicates that the book will be a score-settling Exocet aimed at the Royal Family. Most people here believe that ‘spare’ is a reference to the phrase ‘an heir and…
[ad_1] The region’s longest running Christmas Toy Appeal will run for almost six weeks to help under-privileged children experience the magic of Christmas. Times are tough with the cost of living crisis but more so for our children and young people, especially those disadvantaged by poverty. On the back of two toy appeals run during…
[ad_1] We travel down the M8 this Saturday as we pitch up at Parkhead for the first time this season. Opponent Lowdown Celtic sit four points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership, with just one defeat in their opening twelve matches. The Hoops’ foray into European competition hasn’t been as successful though, suffering…
[ad_1] Royal Mail temporarily shut down its Click and Drop website this week, after complaints that some users were able to see details of other users’ orders. Customers can use the Click & Drop platform to print shipping labels, pay for postage online, and track their packages while they are in transit. Royal Mail learned…
[ad_1] With Royal Mail recently announcing thousands of job cuts, it will need to follow a fair and thorough process to reduce the risk of employment tribunal claims. Susan Thompson and Andrew Czechowski outline what this will entail. Royal Mail plans to cut 10,000 full time equivalent roles by August 2024 to streamline its business,…
[ad_1] Yes, it may still only be November (and early days at that!) but it is inarguable that London is being gripped by holiday fever. The Christmas lights have started turning on, and the Christmas markets are opening to visitors. And as London gets into full-on festive mode, the Postal Museum is celebrating all things…
[ad_1] From a standing start roughly three years ago, Openreach’s full fibre network now reaches 9m homes and businesses across the UK, while the pace of engineering is expected to ramp up from 2.6m premises last year to more than 3m this year, and again in 2023. But here’s the bit that the CWU won’t…