[ad_1] There are a range of permanent and temporary vacancies being advertised across the region Royal Mail(Image: Getty Images) Royal Mail announced plans to recruit thousands of temporary workers to help over the busy Christmas period. With around 20,000 workers to be recruited, bosses hope it will help cope with the surge in demand around…
[ad_1] Jeevan Bathula, 28, is now in prison for his involvement in a ‘call centre’ scam targeting vulnerable people across the country Jeevan Bathula, 28, of County Durham, who has been jailed for defrauding over £50,000 from elderly people(Image: NEROCU) A fraudster from County Durham who stole over £50,000 has been jailed, with his elderly…
[ad_1] A jury has heard how an alleged murder victim sustained numerous stab wounds which ultimately led to her death. Sally Turner, 50, was found dead after suffering numerous stab wounds at a home in Cuthbert Avenue, Durham on June 22 last year. Her husband, Harry Turner, 54, is currently facing a trial at Teesside…
[ad_1] Are you looking to earn some extra cash over the festive season? Primark, TK Maxx, Boots and the Royal Mail are amongst the companies looking to hire additional staff over the Christmas period. If you want to help spread the festive cheer to North East families you could land the role of Santa or…
[ad_1] Workers from the Royal Mail took to the picket lines across the North East today as part of the first day of 21 planned dates in coming months. Members from the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) from across the region walked out as they seek to a resolution with the Royal Mail over their pay…
[ad_1] After losing his leg in a terrifying car crash sports mad Sonny Rockett could have given up on his dreams. But the dad now believes the amputation he was forced to undergo at the age of 19 could have changed his life for the better. Sonny was lucky to survive after his car ploughed…
[ad_1] You should arrive at Escomb church on foot. It is such a marvellous thing – one of three complete Anglo-Saxon churches surviving – that it repays experiencing in its setting. (The other two churches are at Brixworth and Bradford-on-Avon.) I grew hungry to see it while eagerly sampling the 900-page new volume, County…
[ad_1] The Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes have been sent to two of the serial killer’s friends – by Royal Mail special delivery. Peter Sutcliffe was cremated in secret last month, after the 74-year-old died at the University Hospital of North Durham, three miles from his HMP Frankland cell. His brother, Mick, has now told the Mirror…
[ad_1] Astonishing scale of UK job losses revealed as Covid-19 pandemic batters economy The scale of the jobs crisis hitting the UK in the wake of the pandemic has been laid bare in new figures. Almost 1,800 firms have announced they’re making 20 people or more redundant, potentially fuelling generational levels of unemployment. County Durham…