Leslie Mikolajczyk is unhappy with Royal Mail staff with vans parking in disabled spaces and on double yellow lines. Picture: Gary Anthony. A grieving husband is calling on Royal Mail workers to stop parking in disabled bays. Leslie Mikolajczyk (60) from Dingwall says the town’s Royal Mail workers are being …
Read More »Highland Council issues advice on Royal Mail scam text message alert
Highland Council Trading Standards team have been alerted to a smishing scam that is currently targeting Highland residents. The scam involves a text message claiming to be from Royal Mail advising the recipient that they are holding a piece of mail due to unpaid postage.In order to deliver the item, …
Read More »List of mobile speed camera locations in Gloucestershire this week
There are far fewer cars on the roads, but that can mean speeders will stand out even more. Mobile speed cameras are being deployed around the county this week in a bid to reduce the risk of collisions and injuries. Law-flouting drivers risk fines, points and prosecution depending on their …
Read More »Sea Shanty TikTok Postman Quits Job After Being ‘Inundated With Opportunities’
A postman has quit his job following the viral success of his sea shanty videos on TikTok. Watch one here: Nathan Evans, from Airdrie, Scotland, has amassed more than 440,000 followers on his TikTok account, where some of his sea shanty videos have racked up millions of views. In doing …
Read More »Statement from Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock on testing and vaccinations
We begin 2021 knowing that vaccines are our way out of this pandemic. Human ingenuity and phenomenal scientific advances make it a case of when, not if, we will return back to normal life. The cavalry is here courtesy of our vaccination programme and we have already protected more people …
Read More »Scouts in Inverness area promise Christmas post will return in 2021 after 2020’s deliveries were cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic uncertainty
General news. A FIXTURE of the Inverness Christmas season will be back in 2021, organisers have pledged. The decision to cancel this year’s Inverness Scout Post was taken earlier this autumn in the wake of continued uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic. The special postal system acts as an alternative to …
Read More »Inverness-shire postcodes excluded from new Royal Mail service
Ian Evans is having problems with a new Royal Mail service. A ‘UNIVERSAL’ parcel pick-up service offered by Royal Mail doesn’t apply to some Inverness-shire postcodes. The service – Parcel Collect – launched last month, was meant to cover the whole of the UK, but potential customers seem to be …
Read More »Huge increase in UK Personal Protective Equipment production
Large stockpiles in place for items such as face masks, visors and gowns Almost three quarters of expected demand for PPE to be met by UK manufacturers from December Health and social care workers treating COVID-19 patients have access to an uninterrupted supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the Government …
Read More »Posties make a special delivery to hospital staff
Generous postal workers paid a call to Inverurie Hospital for a special delivery thanks to their fundraising efforts. Back in April the team decided that a fundraiser for the hospital would be a show of support for NHS staff. Postal staff from Inverurie visited the hospital to hand over items …
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 …
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