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Royal Mail Says 28 UK Areas Not Receiving Regular Post Due to CCP Virus
Royal Mail said on Tuesday that 28 areas in the UK are no longer receiving regular post as its workforce has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite our best efforts and significant investment in extra resource, some customers may experience slightly longer delivery timescales than our usual service standards,” …
Read More »Oxford’s homeless must be among first for Covid vaccine, say Lib Dems
THE homeless must be made a priority to receive the Covid 19 vaccine, Oxford Liberal Democrats are urging. They are calling on the city council to urgently publish plans to ensure the jab reaches every person on the streets. Homeless Oxfordshire estimates that 56 people aged over 22 are homeless …
Read More »Letter: Vaccination for 1,000 people a team effort against coronavirus
Over the past weekend (January 9/10) Botley Medical Centre vaccinated over 1,000 patients for Covid 19, including a 103-year-old. Staff and volunteers gave up their weekend not only to deliver the vaccine but admin staff processed forms and phoned patients to ask them to attend for vaccinations. A real feat …
Read More »Derbyshire Post Office closes as staff member tests positive for Covid-19
A Post Office in a Derbyshire village has closed for 10 days after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19. The branch in Nottingham Road, Borrowash, will remain shut for the rest of this week and is expected to reopen on Wednesday, January 20. A notice has been placed …
Read More »Attempted robbery from Royal Mail worker prompts police search in Bedminster
A thief attempted to steal a mailbag off a Royal Mail worker in Bedminster this afternoon (January 12). Police are searching the area following the attempted robbery, on Bedminster Parade, at about 5.30pm. The thug fled the area empty-handed after the incident. An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: “We’re …
Read More »Evoke Dunkirk spirit to speed up Covid-19 vaccination effort, ministers told
Ministers have been urged to evoke the Dunkirk spirit to unleash an army of vaccinators to free Britain from lockdown. Delays caused by “health and safety paperwork” and “institutional red tape” must be removed to aid the effort, MPs heard. Concerns over the impact of postal delays on people receiving …
Read More »Driver rescued from Royal Mail van which was swept downriver at Northumberland ford crossing
Emergency service workers rescue man on top of Royal Mail van swept away from ford crossing Shocking pictures show the van in deeper water downriver from the ford crossing near Coldgate Mill in Wooler the morning after the rescue. Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service and mountain rescue teams along with …
Read More »Concerns over plans to close Royal Mail sorting office in Nottinghamshire parish
Concerns have been raised over plans to close a Royal Mail sorting office in a Nottinghamshire town and its “potential knock-on effect” on the community. Councillors on Mansfield District Council have raised their fears after Royal Mail revealed plans to close the sorting office in Warsop. The sorting office, which …
Read More »West Belfast ‘hero’ lorry driver Fra McCaffrey fighting for sight after overpass attack
A LORRY driver working night shifts through the pandemic “to ensure people are getting what they need” is fighting for his sight after his windscreen was smashed by a recycling bin filled large rocks hurled from an overpass. Fra McCaffrey (56) from the Whiterock area of west Belfast has undergone …
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