GOOD Friday marks the beginning of the four day Easter bank holiday weekend; a glorious time with an abundance of hot cross buns and easter eggs. But those expecting deliveries, or needing to send post, may be wondering if Royal Mail will still be in action. 2 A statement on …
Read More »Prince William’s rift with Harry is ‘hardest’ thing he’s gone through since death of Princess Diana
Prince William’s rift with Prince Harry is comparable to the loss he experienced after the tragic death of their mother Princess Diana, a royal expert has claimed. Duncan Larcombe, a journalist and author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story, explained the tension between the royal brothers is increasingly painful for …
Read More »FTSE 100 dividend payments continue to outpace cuts | London Business News
Next may have disappointed a few optimistic analysts who had expected the retailer to declare a full-year dividend but in March the number of UK-listed firms that made or restored payments to investors once more comfortably exceeded those who cut them, says Russ Mould, AJ Bell Investment Director. “Payment declarations …
Read More »Queen sends Maundy money by post for second year running due to Covid
The Queen has personally thanked community stalwarts for their work to ‘enrich the life’ of their neighbours in a letter honouring Maundy money recipients. Every year on the day before Good Friday, Her Majesty presents elderly members of the Church of England with special ‘Maundy’ coins. These specially minted pieces …
Read More »Royal Mail and DPD parcel text scam warning
POLICE are warning residents to be alert to a new scam. They say that text messages claiming to be from either Royal Mail or DPD are being sent to people advising them that their parcel is waiting to be delivered and requires a small fee to release it, providing a …
Read More »Hermes pays retailers compensation as computer glitch marked parcels as undelivered
Hermes pays retailers ‘hundreds of pounds’ in compensation after they missed out on processing fee because computer glitch marked parcels as undelivered Courier firm pays 35p to businesses for every packages successfully processed But computer issues saw scores of parcels not logged correctly in the system This meant retailers missed …
Read More »Is there post Good Friday and Easter Monday? How bank holidays affect Royal Mail, and if post offices open
The four day Easter bank holiday weekend is almost here – the second Easter bank holiday weekend spent in lockdown in fact – and Britons are looking forward to some time off. The long Easter weekend includes two bank holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, which means two days off for many …
Read More »Dunfermline Royal Mail workers thanked for efforts during coronavirus pandemic
HARD-WORKING posties were presented with healthy snacks this week in appreciation of their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Members of Fife’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community popped in to thank Royal Mail workers and drop off the gifts on Friday. Dr Abdul Hayee, vice-president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Edinburgh and Fife, …
Read More »North Yorkshire Police urges vigilance against scam text messages claiming to be from Royal Mail or DPD. – North Yorkshire Police
Text messages claiming to be from either Royal Mail or DPD are being sent to people advising them that their parcel is waiting to be delivered and requires a small fee to release it, providing a link to a fake website. The website then asks for the victim’s personal banking …
Read More »North Yorkshire Police urges vigilance against scam text messages claiming to be from Royal Mail or DPD. – North Yorkshire Police
Text messages claiming to be from either Royal Mail or DPD are being sent to people advising them that their parcel is waiting to be delivered and requires a small fee to release it, providing a link to a fake website. The website then asks for the victim’s personal banking …
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