This is the ‘arrogant’ postman who claimed he was ‘too knackered’ to help a frail pensioner who fell in the snow. Thomas McCafferty has been suspended by the Royal Mail for refusing to assist Patricia Stewart, 72, when she lost her footing and fell down her icy front steps as …
Read More »Police warning as Wiltshire Royal Mail staff seize ‘drug sweets’
PACKETS of drug-laced gummy sweets were intercepted by eagle-eyed Royal Mail workers. Wiltshire Police published a warning after a package of the Haribo-like sweets were seized earlier today. Staff at the Royal Wootton Bassett mail sorting office handed the parcel over to police. On Facebook, officers from Royal Wootton Bassett …
Read More »Paperboy saves pensioner’s life after spotting her newspaper hadn’t been read
A paperboy saved the life of a pensioner who had been lying on the floor of her Kent home for three days after he spotted her newspaper hadn’t been read. Robert Purt, 18, spotted the paper poking out of the pensioner’s letterbox in Birchington, near Margate, a day after he …
Read More »Wanstead homes receive no post in a week due to Royal Mail delays
There have been some areas that have not received Royal Mail deliveries in over a week. Cllr Paul Donovan, the ward councillor for Wanstead Village, has reported that there have been continued postal delays around Wanstead, with some people reported to have not received any mail in over a week. …
Read More »Potentially deadly drug-laced sweets intercepted at Royal Mail sorting office
Royal Mail staff have intercepted a shipment containing drug-laced sweets. Police officers from Royal Wootton Bassett attended the local sorting office following a report that the gummy sweets had been found and held by the team there. The sweets are believed to be laced with drugs, but no further information …
Read More »ITV appoints senior data leaders | News
UK – ITV has created four new leadership positions in its data division as part of a wider transformation of its group data and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. As part of the changes, Lara Izlan (pictured) has been promoted to director of data strategy and will be responsible for developing …
Read More »‘Hero’ postman gives Valentine’s Day gift and heartwarming note to elderly woman
A postman has been called a ‘hero’ for buying a sweet Valentine’s Gift for an elderly woman. Many people might feel lonely on Valentine’s Day and upset if they’re not expecting to get a present from anyone. However, the thoughtful postie made sure one elderly woman felt special by deliver …
Read More »Royal Mail plc (RMG.L) (LON:RMG) Price Target Raised to GBX 355 at Berenberg Bank
Royal Mail plc (RMG.L) (LON:RMG) had its price target upped by stock analysts at Berenberg Bank from GBX 280 ($3.66) to GBX 355 ($4.64) in a research note issued on Monday, Digital Look reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Berenberg Bank’s price objective would indicate …
Read More »Britain’s quarantine hotels open for business
LONDON — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels have received their first guests as the government tries to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive. Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday morning were escorted by security guards to buses that took them to nearby …
Read More »Insider: new purchases drive N Brown and Royal Mail higher
A £5 million purchase of N Brown (LSE:BWNG) shares by the son of the home shopping group’s veteran former chairman Lord Alliance, sent the stock flying higher on Friday. Joshua Alliance joined his 88-year-old father on the N Brown board two months ago after their role in the retailer’s recent …
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