All eight households of a street in a Co Tyrone village have backed correcting a mistake made 25 years ago by both a local council and the Royal Mail. The residents of Laurel Drive in Aughnacloy voted to retire ‘Laural Drive’, bringing to an end 25 years of confusion for …
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Read More »The analysis, which used data from UK vets to identify the latest trends, shows that the names chosen for dogs are becoming increasingly similar to those given to humans, with many owners ditching traditional pet names in favour of ones found in the classroom. Top Male name: Buddy Top Female …
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By Barrie Hudson – 13 February 2025 CommunityCrime Wiltshire Police are reminding dog owners to be responsible and keep their animals on a lead while near livestock. The advice has been issued in a bid to avoid attacks on sheep during lambing season. The force says it has received numerous reports of …
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The King made the day of a centenarian who was celebrating her 100th birthday today – by personally handing her a card from himself and the Queen. The monarch was on a walkabout in Middlesbrough this afternoon when he was introduced to Rona Grafton who had been waiting patiently to …
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Letters should be emailed to editor@northern-times.co.uk. Please include your address and a daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for length or other reasons and are included at the editor’s discretion. ‘Strong measure of caution’ needed over Highland Council’s investment plan Letter from Cllr Jim McGillivray, East Sutherland and Edderton …
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A former royal protection officer has been jailed for ‘pestering’ a highly vulnerable revenge porn victim – whose nude photos he kept on his work phone. Ex-Met and West Mercia Police constable Mark Cranfield sent inappropriate messages, including about his sex life, to a woman who had come forward to …
Read More »Posties will be delivering to 121 Love Lanes this Valentine’s Day as well as some more unusual romantic themed street names around the UK, Royal Mail can reveal. Amorous road monikers include Long Lover Lane in Halifax, Sweet Pea Close in Telford, Honey Bottom in Andover and True Lovers …
Read More »A British shipping company that became the largest in the world at the height of empire continued to use the labour of enslaved people after the abolition of slavery, research has found. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC), which received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1839, used …
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Royal Mail reported 2,206 ‘serious dog confrontations’ up to March 2024, a 15 per cent increase from the previous year. Attacks causing ‘serious injuries’ surged by 148 per cent, from 33 to 82. This equates to 42 weekly attacks on postal workers. Lara O’Donnell, head of personal injury at CEL …
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