Royal Mail will celebrate the England Cricket team’s historic victory through special stamps and white and gold postboxes. Representing both England and Wales, this is the first time that the England Men’s and Women’s teams have held both the ICC Cricket World Cup winners’ titles simultaneously. This will be a …
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The postbox at Lord’s Cricket Ground has been painted white and gold to celebrate the win (Picture: Royal Mail/PA) The England and Wales men and women’s cricket teams are being honoured by Royal Mail. It will release stamps, postmarks and special postboxes to celebrate both teams winning the ICC Cricket …
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On 9 October 1990, just weeks before the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, the then transport secretary Cecil Parkinson addressed the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth. On the future of British Rail, he was unequivocal. “The question now is not about whether we should privatise it, but how and when,” he said. The “when” …
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By Denise McCarty Great Britain will issue stamps to celebrate two Cricket World Cup victories, according to a July 14 announcement from Royal Mail. The announcement came on the same day that England’s men’s team beat New Zealand in a tiebreaker, winning the 2019 ICC [International Cricket Council] Cricket World …
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PUBLISHED: 15:07 16 July 2019 | UPDATED: 15:51 16 July 2019 Simon Parkin Emergency services at the scene of a serious accident in Diss town centre. Picture: Simon Parkin Archant Emergency services are at the scene of an accident involving a lorry and a pedestrian at a busy junction in …
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Shares of Royal Mail PLC (OTCMKTS:ROYMF) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the twelve brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on …
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It’s everywhere. White splodges on the pavements, trains, cinemas and under tables and it costs millions of pounds every year to remove it from our streets in the UK. But did you know that chewing gum can actually be recycled and be transformed into all manner of other products if …
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A pervert with more than 13,000 vile images of children walked free because he was not charged with the right offence and it took him more than two years to get him to court. A judge demanded answers from police and prosecutors as he handed former special constable David Andrews …
Read More »Gerald Shamash has already saved Jeremy Corbyn from electoral defeat. The solicitor’s late-night dash to the Royal Mail sorting office, armed with a judge’s order, prevented delivery of politically damaging – and inaccurate – leaflets. That was 1983, the year the Labour leader was first elected to parliament for Islington …
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In its 10th anniversary year, the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) now has members in all four corners of the UK, from Scotland and Tyneside to Devon and Northern Ireland. The partnership, which is the only known specialist supply chain network for post in Europe, has around just around 10% of …
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