Britons have a matter of days to use or swap their old Royail Mail stamps before they become unusable on August 1. Non-barcoded stamps, which typically feature just the late Queen Elizabeth II’s profile, will no longer be accepted as the Royal Mail completes its transition to barcoded stamps. The …
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Police and council officers were threatened, abused and left in fear while carrying out a routine licensing check at a Brighton venue. The Copper Rooms “premises licence holder” Rachit Mehrotra was “intoxicated”, an official report said, and the venue’s unnamed DJ was drunk, swore at the team and forcibly threatened …
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Can I swap my old-style stamps despite only new barcode ones being valid from 31 July? Barcoded stamps are replacing normal stamps from Monday, July 31 People recieving the old stamps face fines for getting post past this deadline The Royal Mail is urging Britons to use up or swap …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Dr Gray’s Hospital with (inset) councillor sandy Keith Postal delays are causing people to miss hospital appointments, says a Moray councillor . Sandy Keith (Elgin North, Labour) has received complaints from several constituents stating their letters only arrived after the …
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Stamps which are potentially in millions of homes across the country will become worthless on August 1, with people being urged to use them over the next few days while they still can. Changes being made by the Royal Mail mean stamps with the Queen’s head on will no longer …
Read More »Tony Lauricella was driving his Royal Mail truck on the A35 early this morning, Friday, July 28, at 5.30am when he saw the body of a cat on the road. It was discovered close to the A354 Blandford Road slipway on the main road. Tony turned around and came back …
Read More »A man was taken to hospital after a car overturned in Romford. Officers from Met Police were called at 1.13pm today (July 27) to reports of a crash at the junction of Rom Valley Way and Rush Green Road. London Ambulance Service (LAS) deployed an ambulance crew, a medic in a fast …
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Royal Mail customers have been given a three-day deadline. People have until July 31 to “use up or swap out” their non-barcoded definitive stamps. After that date, an item with a non-barcoded stamp would be treated as if there is insufficient postage. Any item that has insufficient postage is subject …
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Postal delays are causing people in Moray to miss hospital appointments. Labour councillor for Elgin North, Sandy Keith, has received complaints from several constituents saying their letters arrived after the date for their patient consultations. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says Royal Mail’s restructuring of the service has seen longer delivery …
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Support us and go ad-free This year’s Emmy Awards will be postponed due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, US media reported on 27 July. The awards event is US television’s equivalent to the Oscars. Organisers had scheduled the event to take place on 18 September. However, according to the LA Times, …
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