A POSTMAN stole more than 4,500 letters and parcels worth more than £10,000. Mark Groom stole packets contained money, computer games, DVDs, mobile phones, gift cards and vouchers, totalling a value of £10,063. The 44-year-old admitted to two counts of theft of a postal packet during his time working for …
Read More »Postie loses his keys and sparks ‘security fears’
CANVEY’S post box shutdown mystery has been resolved…the postie, has indeed, lost his keys! The Echo told yesterday how bemused residents on the island were unable to post letters as all the boxes were taped up. Social media was rife with worry, with residents fearing the red boxes were on …
Read More »Public forced to pay £2 to pick up crossing leaflet
A RED tape blunder means thousands of people had to pay £2 to collect Government leaflets outlining the latest work on the controversial Lower Thames Crossing. Highways England has sent the leaflets to residents living near the proposed Lower Thames Crossing route to explain its work so far. But the …
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