Then & Now (with St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery – New Milton Post Office cica 1940 New Milton Post Office circa 1940 (picture: St Barbe) The main post office pictured was built in 1933 with the first official postmaster being Mr Weston. A telephone exchange was installed upstairs in …
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Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), representing approximately 55,000 postal workers, have reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that has disrupted mail deliveries nationwide. The union confirmed that all parties “have agreed on the main points,” leading to the suspension of strike action pending …
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As Christmas draws near, it might be worthwhile considering sending letters and parcels before the deadline for deliveries throughout the UK arrives. Thousands of gifts, cards and correspondence are posted during the festive season and it represents a hectic period for postal workers as they gather, organise and transport the …
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Knitters will no longer be able to cover the top of the postbox with their creations as it will block the new solar panels Postbox toppers like these will no longer be possible with the new Royal Mail designs. Picture: Alamy New solar-powered postboxes introduced by Royal Mail are forcing …
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A village renowned worldwide for its yarn bombing has been left furious as new solar-powered postboxes have forced them to retire their ‘spectacular toppers’. Knitted postbox toppers created by the Titchfield Yarnbombers have been seen across the world, but now they fear their festive tradition will come to an end. …
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The call by the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) for a rank-and-file investigation into the on-the-job deaths of USPS workers Nick Acker and Russell Scruggs Jr. has been endorsed by members and supporters of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) at Royal Mail in the UK. Postal workers …
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Meghan Markle has opened up about her life in Montecito and her lifestyle brand, in a new interview. Piers Morgan has since addressed one part of her candid conversation, where it suggests that the Duchess of Sussex’s staff announce her arrival before she enters a room. In an interview with …
Read More »In a bid to cater to a wider range of patrons, many pubs around Australia are being refurbished to not only enhance and modernise their offering, but importantly to include spaces that appeal to families, according to independent construction company Aite Group. Aite Group, which undertakes specialist fitouts and refurbishments …
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If love is blind, it is also anosmic as far as King Charles is concerned, as he put up with Queen Camilla’s smoking habit for years before she finally quit. In fact, there is no greater sign of his ‘devotion’ to Camilla Parker Bowles than his patience for her past …
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A royal engraver and his wife who buried his father in the back garden in accordance with his final wishes are suing police after officers arrested them and dug up his body. Pierre Frenette, 60, and his wife Donna say they were wrongfully arrested after the death of Pierre’s father …
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