JACK BINNS …AND THE FIRST AT SEA RESCUE COORDINATED BY WIRELESS Virtual Presentation, Thursday Evening June 25, 7:00 PM Chatham Marconi Maritime Center Welcomes Jack Binns’ Granddaughter, Virginia U. Lovelace MD, to its Ed Fouhy Distinguished Speaker Series JANUARY 23, 1909 – “It was around 5:40 in the morning. Jack …
Read More »Tribute paid to Southampton man who died in Royal Mail van crash
As previously reported, at around 7.38am on Saturday June 6, officers were called to The Downs Road on the Isle of Wight after a Royal Mail delivery van crashed down a steep embankment during a single-vehicle collision. Michael Horne, 40, from Sholing, Southampton was pronounced dead at the scene despite …
Read More »Royal Mail Temporary change to postal arrangements on Saturdays ends
Did you receive any letters in the post on Saturday? If so then this would have been the first time for a month and a half. For six weeks from the 2nd of May until the 13th of June, there was a Royal Mail temporary change to postal arrangements on …
Read More »Truck Makers Hit Back At Balfour Beatty Cartel Suit
Law360, London (June 15, 2020, 1:38 PM BST) — Truck manufacturers fined €2.93 billion ($3.30 billion) for price-fixing of vehicles told a judge that they do not owe a British construction giant damages for inflated costs because the company’s purchases were not affected by the scheme. Companies including Daimler AG, …
Read More »Tributes to Royal Mail delivery driver who died in Isle of Wight crash
Michael Horne, from Sholing in Southampton, was killed after his van was involved in a collision on The Downs Road on the Isle of Wight. Police were called out at 7.38am on June 6, but despite best efforts the 40-year-old was pronounced dead at the scenee. His family are being …
Read More »Royal Mail speaks on why post has been delayed in Colchester
HIGH levels of coronavirus-related sickness are the likely cause of delays to postal deliveries in Colchester, Royal Mail has said. Residents in many areas of the town have report unexpected delays to deliveries since the pandemic hit the UK. Some residents in the CO4 postcode have reported not receiving any …
Read More »Letters: ‘Junk mail and leaflet drops back with a vengeance’
LEAFLET drops and junk mail delivered by Royal Mail are now back with a vengeance. This is despite studies showing that some strains of coronavirus live for up to five days on paper, schools are being advised that stationery should not be shared, and we are urged not to use …
Read More »Isle of Wight Royal Mail van crash victim was ‘devoted father’
Image copyright Hampshire Constabulary Image caption Mr Horne’s death had provoked an “outpouring of sympathy” from the local community, his family said A postman who died when his Royal Mail van left the road and rolled down a steep embankment was a “devoted” father of two, his family has said. …
Read More »What’s the future for global mail after Covid has put its stamp on services?
© Natalia Bratslavsky By Ian Putzger, North America correspondent 15/06/2020 Europeans expecting mail from the US will need considerable patience in the coming months. On 20 May, the US Postal Service (USPS) sent a consolidated shipment of mail from Chicago, New York and Miami across the Atlantic by sea, to …
Read More »Boost Drinks Says ‘Thank You’ to over 20,000 Key Workers – Causeway Coast News
Boost Drinks has donated over twenty thousand of its energy products to key workers across Northern Ireland’s hospitals, Ambulance Service, Fire Service, care homes, Royal Mail depots, and charity headquarters as a thank you to those on the front line and beyond. Boost regularly offers free product samples across NI …
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