King Charles was left perplexed this afternoon as he struggled to place one of his own childhood photos during a walkabout in Yorkshire. The King, 74, chugged into Pickering after a trip through the countryside on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. After pulling into the …
Read More »How Princess Sofia went from being a reality TV star and model to a loved Swedish royal
It’s increasingly normal for commoners to have had a career before marrying into one of Europe’s royal families. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was a Wall Street banker. Queen Letizia of Spain was a broadcast journalist at ABC and CNN. None of them, however, quite matches the colourful past of Princess …
Read More »Royal and Punjab Lions power on in Cyprus cricket leagues
What Are Cookies As is common practice with almost all professional websites, https://cyprus-mail.com (our “Site”) uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your device, to improve your experience. This document describes what information they gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store these …
Read More »MP keen to find out more about parents’ challenges
Children at nursery in Didcot with MP David Johnston (Image: Ed Halford) The MP for Didcot has launched a new childcare survey after the children’s minister visited a few weeks ago. David Johnston, MP for Wantage and Didcot, has started a new survey for parents and guardians so they can give …
Read More »New ‘local service’ Post Office opening after main branch closes in Essex town
A new-style Post Office will open in an Essex town tomorrow (June 14), a week after the closure of the current branch. The West Mersea Post Office is being changed into a new-style Post Office Local service with a post office serving point inside a convenience store. The previous branch …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp warning as customers could face extra fees when sending mail
People have been warned to use up old stamps before the deadline next month or risk a surcharge when sending post. Royal Mail began rolling out stamps with barcodes in February last year, in a bid to completely replace all the old versions that didn’t have a barcode attached. The …
Read More »Readers in France highlight ‘significant problems’ using Royal Mail
The Connexion recently received an email from a reader highlighting numerous problems he had been having with packages being sent to him in France via the Royal Mail. We asked our readers to share their recent experiences using the service, to see if the issues were widespread. Responses highlighted a …
Read More »Urgent warning to anyone using Royal Mail stamps as they could become worthless within WEEKS
ROYAL Mail customers have just weeks left to use old stamps or risk being charged a fee. Royal Mail is replacing current stamps with new barcoded ones by 31 July. 1 Customers have just weeks left to swap out old stampsCredit: Alamy It has already started to phase in newer barcoded …
Read More »Culture Re-view: A ban on human beings being sent via post
On 13 June 1920, the United States banned the sending of people by parcel post after a number of instances and a previous unsuccessful attempt to outlaw the bizarre practice It’s fairly common for a new invention to take a little while to iron out its kinks – but one …
Read More »Royal Mail warning over stamp changes which could see customers hit with extra fees
Royal Mail customers are being warned they could face extra charges by the end of the next month if they are not aware of changes that will be taking place soon. In February, Royal Mail introduced barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones. The postal company originally gave a January …
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