Beat the muffled drum, command the bagpipers to skirl their saddest lament. A report that Prince William hates the kilt and will not wear one even when he ascends the throne has cast gloom in the glens and ire in the shires of Scotland. What is his problem? Many consider …
Read More »Clydebank postie thanked for 37 years serving community
Marie McNair joined Alan Deefholts on his morning round through Linnvale during a visit to the town’s Royal Mail Delivery Office. Alan has been hand-delivering the area’s mail for 37 years. Ms McNair noted all staff at the Clydebank office were ‘dedicated’ (Image: Supplied) And Ms McNair had nothing but …
Read More »Orkney Islands become first UK location in the to deliver mail by drone
Royal Mail and Skyports Drone Services announced the Orkney I-Port operation, a drone delivery project in partnership with the Orkney Islands Council Harbor Authority and Loughnaire. They have set a daily inter-island mail delivery service between the three islands on Orkney. The main goal of this collaboration is to streamline …
Read More »Cheshire family’s holiday ‘nightmare’ as they discover flight ‘does not exist’
A Cheshire family’s eagerly-anticipated holiday to America turned into “a nightmare” when they arrived in New York for their connecting flight – only to discover that their booking did not exist. Neil and Michele Travis, from Alsager, spent £6,000 on business class flights with Aer Lingus as a “special” treat …
Read More »The Great Train Robbery of 1963: Who was in the gang with Ronnie Biggs and how much was stolen?
T his month marks the 60th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery, one of Britain’s most notorious crimes which continues to provoke fascination. One of the most infamous robberies of all time, the heist involved the hijack of a London-bound post train and the theft of millions of pounds. And …
Read More »Bolton: Milan Kumar leads way on Royal Mail challenge
Milan Paul Kumar has been asked to help Royal Mail promote a campaign to encourage children to write letters. The 11-year-old was chosen thanks to his love of writing letters and in particular the efforts he puts in to writing to elderly residents in the borough’s care homes. Now, Royal Mail hope …
Read More »Mick Lynch is stuck in the past
Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT, has never felt truly English. In conversation with Iain Dale at the Edinburgh festival, he reveals that his parents moved here from Ireland during the war and settled in the Ladbroke Grove area of London where they raised him and his four …
Read More »Tragedy as driver killed in crash on busy Chester road
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorist died in a fatal smash on a busy Chester road. Emergency services were scrambled to the A483 between Belgrave and Rossett at around 9.25am this morning. Cheshire Police say officers found a blue BMW 3 Series had collided with a stationary truck …
Read More »Royal Mail announces important change that starts today
Royal Mail has announced an important change that customers should be aware of. In today’s daily service update, the postal service shared how post will be collected and delivered in Jersey. It stated: “Royal Mail and Jersey Post have made the joint decision to remove the current dedicated postal flight …
Read More »NHS must utilise AI to be fit for future, surgeons suggest
The health service has been dealing with long waiting lists for routine treatment and complex surgeries as well as a series of strikes by consultants, nurses and other staff. Professor Naeem Soomro, who is on the Royal College of Surgeons council, said there is a “huge demand” for health care could only …
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