Today is the last chance to hand in a toy or chocolate treat at one of the five collection points in Dumfries for the Standard’s Christmas Toy Appeal. Our public appeal ends today to give us time to sort out the hundreds of toys which have been donated during the …
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Postal workers at the Royal Mail’s Dumfries sorting office in Great King Street have delivered a first-class service to the Standard’s Christmas toy appeal. They filled a van with toys for all ages which will help us fill the agencies lists. Led by Jamie Hughes, Ross Corbett, and Tony Trainor, …
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Christmas shoppers have been urged to order online gifts by Saturday December 12 to avoid “delay dismay”. Experts warn leaving it any later risks items ordered using standard delivery not arriving before Christmas Day. Royal Mail acknowledged delays due to “exceptionally high volumes”, with shop closures ramping up pressure. The …
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Online stores are warning of potential delivery delays ahead of Christmas, with many bringing their final date for last orders forward. Those who haven’t started their Christmas shopping yet might be about to feel the pressure as retailers such as Topshop, Superdry and New Look are no longer offering express …
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A heartwarming fundraising drive which reconnects the homeless with loved ones at Christmas has received praise from Stephen Fry. The actor Tweeted his support for Homeless at Christmas’ Advent Appeal to the delight of the charity’s East Kilbride co-founder Iain Hughes. The appeal is the brainchild of the Murray man …
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A Perth postie has gone wild with his cheery Christmas get-up. Craigie’s Royal Mail deliveryman, Mark Latta, has adjusted his look for the festive season, sporting red fur-trimmed shorts, candy-cane striped socks, dyed red hair and a big sack for all the presents he’s taking to homes in Perth. The …
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A mum is “disgusted” after claiming Christmas presents sent by her son via Hermes were already “open” when they arrived – and in different packaging to what they had been been sent in. Kerryann Mcildoon, of Hull East Yorkshire, said the package sent by her son Daryl, who lives in …
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