Kate Middleton has ‘quietly picked up steam’ in recent months after going through a period when ‘it felt like she wasn’t doing a lot’, a royal expert has claimed. Royal commentator Omid Scobie said the Duchess of Cambridge’s, 38, has ‘really stepped out into a more confident role’ in The …
Read More »Princess Beatrice leads ‘high level delegation’ to Pakistan for a heli-skiing trip
Princess Beatrice has been brushing shoulders with the former prime ministers of Spain and Italy as she leads a ‘high level delegation’ on an adventurous heli-skiing trip to Pakistan. The royal, 31, who is visiting the country as part of her role for the AI firm Afiniti, was hosted by Pakistan’s …
Read More »Spalding Cycling Club celebrates its award winners at Royal Mail Cart pub
Spalding Cycling Club held its annual presentation evening for members, with awards given to cyclists aged between 12 and 80 meeting at the town’s Royal Mail Cart pub. The youth awards included a double for the Bowser family, with Velvet Bowser picking up the girls’ best all-rounder five and ten-mile …
Read More »Royal Mail exceeds Quality of Service targets
Royal Mail has published its latest performance report. Second Class mail has exceeded its regulatory Quality of Service target for the first three quarters of the financial year 2019-20, delivering 98.8 % of mail within three working days (target 98.5 %). 92.9 % of First Class mail was delivered the …
Read More »On the trail of postmen who defied the German occupiers
Novelist Kate Thompson has been in Jersey exploring stories of heroism and betrayal during the Occupation. Her attention has now focused on those who would intercept collaborators’ letters to the German authorities denouncing fellow Islanders for a range of offences against the occupying forces. She is particularly looking for those …
Read More »Bid to create lasting support service legacy in memory of baby Archie David Larkins – The Isle Of Thanet News
Sarah-Jayne wants to set up the support service in memory of her son Archie A lasting legacy of mental health support for parents who are facing an abnormality diagnosis for their unborn babies is the aim of a crowdfunder launched by Sarah-Jayne Larkins who is grieving the loss of her …
Read More »Moray MSP Richard Lochhead welcomes Royal Mail decision to mark Declaration of Arbroath – a 700-year-old document stressing Scottish independence
MORAY’S MP has welcomed the decision to issue a sheet of stamps to mark the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath. MSP Richard Locchead Richard Lochhead wrote to the Chief Executive of the Royal Mail last month to ask if there were plans to commemorate the historic document. In …
Read More »James Bond stamps to be released by Royal Mail ahead of new film
James Bond is about as likely to be caught using snail mail as he is drinking a gin and tonic, but that hasn’t stopped the Royal Mail creating their very own tribute to 007. To celebrate the release of the 25th Bond film, No Time To Die, in April the …
Read More »Chester: Royal Mail exceeds target for first class delivery in the CH1 area
ROYAL Mail has exceeded its regulatory first class mail target for the first three quarters of 2019-20 in the CH1 postcode area, which includes Blacon, Saughall and Backford. A total of 93.5 per cent of mail was delivered the next working day, against a target of 93 per cent. Across …
Read More »Mobile speed camera locations in Gloucestershire this half-term week
School may be out, but mobile speed camera enforcers don’t take the half-term off. So if you want to avoid a fine, or ‘detention’ at a speed awareness course, keep an eye on that speedometer. Speed limits are there to keep road users as safe as possible and in the …
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