New stamps from the Royal Mail will pay homage to Star Trek with many of the iconic characters illustrated to resemble a realistic piece of fine art. The Royal Mail has just debuted official Star Trek stamps. The Star Trek stamps — illustrated by Freya Betts — feature characters from a number of Star Trek adaptations. …
Read More »Two coronavirus cases confirmed at Royal Mail depot in Cheltenham
Two Royal Mail workers at the Cheltenham delivery office have tested positive for Covid-19. Royal Mail confirmed today (October 28) that both workers were recuperating at home. They also explained that an intensive deep clean of the site had been done as well as additional cleaning of key touch points. …
Read More »This one thing ABSOLUTELY changed Southampton
From Swaythling to Sholing and across to Redbridge the City is served by eight stations, more if you include the greater Southampton area. Some stations have been lost such as Northam and the Terminus also the Royal Pier Station and the Flying Boat Terminal. The development of the steam engine …
Read More »Fleets get on board with Road Safety Week 2020
Fleets including Royal Mail Group are once again taking part in Road Safety Week to demonstrate their commitment to road safety to staff, customers and local communities. This year’s Road Safety Week takes place from 16-22 November 2020 and is focused on the theme of No Need to Speed The event …
Read More »No mail in days as backlog overwhelms Londonderry postal workers
Thousands of people across the north-west have had no post for more than a week as staff at the coronavirus-hit Londonderry sorting office struggle to clear a backlog. here is “no chance” of clearing that backlog before Christmas, according to Communications Workers Union representative Charlie Kelly, who is among those …
Read More »Royal Mail Northern Ireland office “suspends all letter deliveries” until end of week due to Covid-19
A Royal Mail sorting office has “suspended letter deliveries” until “at least Friday” because half of all staff are absent due to Covid-19, according to a union rep. The sorting office in Derry, based on Great James Street, is currently without 60 of its 120 workforce due to the virus. …
Read More »Princess Beatrice wedding: Unseen photo on Fergie’s thank you note
Proud mother the Duchess of York has treated royal fans to an exclusive glimpse at her daughter Princess Beatrice’s wedding day. An unseen black and white image of the bride and her new husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi features on a thank you note sent by Fergie and has been shared …
Read More »Devon man, 23, killed in A30 lorry crash was jogging home from darts event
A young Devon man was seen jogging along the A30 towards towards Honiton moments before he was killed in a collision with a Royal Mail lorry, an inquest has been told. Hamish Culling, 23, became separated from his friends after going to watch a darts event at the Westpoint arena. …
Read More »Coronavirus NI – Royal Mail NI sorting office suspend delivery of letters as 60 staff off due to Covid-19 – Four of NI’s top hospitals have run out of ICU beds to treat Covid-19 patients – ‘All must be done’ to see the safe return of schools next Monday
An Emergency Department Nurse during a demonstration of the Coronavirus pod and COVID-19 virus testing procedures set-up beside the Emergency Department of Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland. Vaccines against Covid-19 could still be effective despite a new study suggesting antibody levels fall “quite rapidly” after coronavirus infection, …
Read More »Coronavirus NI – Royal Mail NI sorting office suspend delivery of letters as 60 staff off due to Covid-19 – Four of NI’s top hospitals have run out of ICU beds to treat Covid-19 patients – ‘All must be done’ to see the safe return of schools next Monday
An Emergency Department Nurse during a demonstration of the Coronavirus pod and COVID-19 virus testing procedures set-up beside the Emergency Department of Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland. Vaccines against Covid-19 could still be effective despite a new study suggesting antibody levels fall “quite rapidly” after coronavirus infection, …
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