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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Tina Waltho tweeted a photo of pizza boxes which she said turned up this week at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Source link
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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 …
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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 & …
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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 …
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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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A ROYAL Mail employee stole £6,000 worth of items over a period of six months while working in Kendal, a court heard. Court documents reveal that Laura Whalley, 38, stole more than 8,000 postal packets between December 30, 2019 and June 18, 2020. The documents state that Ms Whalley committed …
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Whitehall sources last night vowed that all over-50s could be vaccinated by the end of March as figures show that more than three million people have already received the Covid jab. The Government is preparing to more than double the pace of the vaccine roll-out next week, with vaccines for …
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