… Hermes are in talks with the Post Office for it to handle parcels, allowing them to muscle in on Royal Mail's dominant position in the delivery market. Source link
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Support local and take advantage of free parking in Llandeilo this Saturday
FESTIVE shoppers can park for free in Llandeilo this Saturday. Llandeilo town council has allocated spare days of its yearly free parking allowance in December in a bid to support the local shops. Town Mayor Cllr Owen James said: “Royal Mail has already admitted that this year deliveries before Christmas …
Read More »Prince Charles and Camilla visit the Vaccination Centre at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Prince Charles has confirmed that he will be getting the Covid-19 vaccine – but will wait his turn. The future king told staff administering the injection yesterday that he was ‘way down the list’ for a jab. He made the off-the-cuff admission as he and wife Camilla visited a vaccination …
Read More »Cannabis-laced sweet deliveries picked up by Wrexham post staff
POLICE were made aware of parcels coming through Wrexham that seemed a little suspicious. Officer from the Werxham Town policing team have today seized ‘several’ packages that were stopped by postal workers with a fine sense of smell. Cannabis disguised in sweets were stopped by the workers and handed over …
Read More »Royal Mail Drone Delivery Isle of Mull
Royal Mail drone delivery for parcels will soon be available on the Isle of Mull, where a local postman says that the walk to the front door alone can be 30 minutes. In a country-wide first for the U.K., Royal Mail has partnered with a consortium of drone companies: DronePrep, …
Read More »‘Signed For 1st Class’ has the same status as ordinary first-class mail | Register
Court of AppealPublished December 18, 2020Diriye v Bojaj and anotherBefore Lord Justice Coulson, Lady Justice Nicola Davies, Lady Justice Rose[2020] EWCA Civ 1400Judgment November 4, 2020 The Royal Mail’s “Signed For 1st Class” service fell within the deemed service provision of rule 6.26 of the Civil Procedure Rules as being …
Read More »Joe McElderry stunned as Christmas card addressed to ‘somewhere in South Shields, Newcastle’ arrives
Joe McElderry was left in shock when a Christmas card landed on his door mat with a VERY vague address on the envelope. With Christmas fast approaching, Joe, who won The X Factor 11 years ago now, has received a number of cards from fans but on Thursday he shared …
Read More »How to safely send and open Christmas cards
Who thought we’d have to worry about this at this time last year? (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The deadline for posting items is looming, which means it’s time to get all your Christmas cards out. With the pandemic still going on, it’s also time to start being extra considerate about things …
Read More »‘Whole community’ left upset after theft of postbox dating to reign of George V
A community has been left “upset” after a postbox dating back to the reign of George V was stolen. North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after the postbox was removed from a wall in the Gwynedd village of Llanfachreth. It has been in place for around a century before …
Read More »Plymouth people warned to be wary when shopping online this Christmas | News
As the last posting dates approach to get gifts to family and friends in time for the big day, Citizens Advice are warning of scammers Author: Sophie SquiresPublished 16th Dec 2020Last updated 16th Dec 2020 People in Plymouth are being told to remain vigilant when doing their Christmas shopping online …
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