The Communications Workers Union’s (CWU) National Postal Workers Day, held on December 15, was a cynical public-relations exercise. It was not aimed at defending postal workers, but at shielding the union apparatus from mounting anger over its collusion in the destruction of jobs, conditions and the Universal Service Obligation (USO). …
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The team behind Towntickers, a TikTok and Instagram account dedicated to “poetically” reviewing towns across the country, has paid a visit to Bungay. They previously criticised Lowestoft, describing it as “deflating” and rating it four and a half out of seven. Beginning their review of the home of the Black Shuck, the duo …
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Cabinet member for customer services and public realm, councillor Jacob Allen, revealed to The Argus that Royal Mail and BT have agreed to complete and fund the work. 33 phone boxes across Brighton and Hove will be taken away in locations including West Street, Old Steine, Middle Street, and Old …
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GIVEN that most Christmas TV advertisements depict a flurry of shopping, cooking, and cramming the house full of visitors, it is a sobering thought that more than 1.5 million people in the UK may be spending the festival on their own. A poll published earlier this month by Age UK …
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BANGKOK, Dec 18 — The queen of Thailand today won a gold medal in sailing at the South-east Asian Games, a regional competition being held in her country this month. Queen Suthida, the wife of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, competed in the mixed keelboat SSL47 category, on a 47-foot (14-metre) sailboat …
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Gwenno Ephraim was last seen five months ago, heading towards the Menai Suspension Bridge 12:00, 18 Dec 2025Updated 19:39, 18 Dec 2025 Gwenno Ephraim was ‘failed’, her MP has said, months after she was last seen walking towards the Menai Suspension Bridge(Image: North Wales Police) Gwenno Ephraim had been happy …
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A Nottinghamshire Doctor Who superfan has been left “absolutely devastated” after a package of “irreplaceable” memorabilia was lost in the post. Mansfield man Jon Pertwee, who changed his surname to honour the actor who played TV’s Third Doctor, was dealt the heart-breaking news after a nail-biting weeks-long wait to find …
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Jamie-Lee Harper pleaded guilty to charges of causing unnecessary neglect and suffering to animals between September 1 and November 24, 2022. 12:11, 18 Dec 2025Updated 12:13, 18 Dec 2025 Dog at the farm(Image: SSPCA) An “animal lover” who kept 22 dogs and puppies in squalid, rat-infested conditions at a Scots …
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Royal Mail has warned of the disruption to their system due to staff absences caused by sickness and resourcing issues, with multiple postcodes across the north-east affected. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Aberdeen areas are facing …
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