A Royal Mail lorry driver took four people to hospital after a car crash in the early hours of Saturday. Suffolk Police were alerted to a single-vehicle collision after the car veered off the A1088 in Euston at 3.40am. A police spokesman said a Royal Mail lorry driver witnessed the …
Read More »Historian Martyn Taylor describes the history of the Post Office in Bury St Edmunds
The recently developed Post Office in Bury St Edmunds dates back to Victorian times, but the postal service in England started during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I when post roads were created and post boys delivering letters – something they would do for hundreds of years. As most of …
Read More »Coronavirus in Suffolk: this is how our community champions are helping people | Latest Suffolk and Essex News
Video PUBLISHED: 19:00 19 March 2020 | UPDATED: 21:14 19 March 2020 Mariam Ghaemi Bury postman Daniel Goodwin, known as Ken Picture: MARIAM GHAEMI MARIAM GHAEMI As thousands of us are stuck at home due to coronavirus, members of our community are providing a valuable lifeline. Email this article to …
Read More »Inquest hears Worlington Hall Hotel chef ran in front of lorry on A11 at Barton Mills
A chef who ended his life by running in front of a lorry on the A11 had left a note asking family and friends to ‘forget about me’, an inquest has heard. Philip Adams, 32, had battled depression and been upset about not seeing his young daughter more often. Mr …
Read More »Where to send a letter to Santa and how to get a free reply with Royal Mail
Children have until next Friday (December 6) to post their letters to Santa if they wish to receive a reply. The Royal Mail is responsible for shipping thousands and thousands of letters to Father Christmas every year as well as delivering the replies he writes in return. But families are …
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