Motorcyclist Trevor Elkin lost an arm and suffered five broken ribs in a catastrophic A500 crash – when he was more than twice the drink-drive limit. The 59-year-old suffered the life-changing injury after smashing his Honda motorbike into the central reservation in the middle of the night. Now, just over …
Read More »Husband and wife funded luxury lifestyle from £250,000 stamp washing fraud
A businessman who ran a £250,000 fraud involving used stamps being washed and sold on as if new has been jailed for four years. Paul Harrison and wife Samantha supplemented their incomes out of the illegal enterprise and used the proceeds to go on holiday, to buy a BMW and …
Read More »Man with mental health problems jailed for three-hour stand-off with police… he clambered up a building and threw bricks at people
A busy road was closed for hours after a man threw bricks from a building during a stand off with police. Lewis Harrop, 27, who suffers with mental health problems, climbed onto scaffolding on a building on Oldham Road, near the Royal Mail sorting office close to the city centre. …
Read More »Renfrewshire postie hoarded over 1000 undelivered parcels and letters
A postie hoarded more than 1,000 undelivered parcels and letters in his work locker and his home. William Laurie, 56, from Bridge of Weir, kept packages including Ikea cutlery, a watch and a batch of election polling cards during a two-year spell. He was finally caught out when suspicious Royal …
Read More »Woman who abducted baby from Hull Royal Infirmary may never be released
A woman with serious mental health problems who abducted a baby from a hospital has finally been sentenced – nearly two years later. Alicia Stewart, now 25, snatched the baby from his mother’s side at the entrance to Hull Royal Infirmary on December 27, 2017. Stewart, originally charged under the …
Read More »Royal Mail and BT fined thousands for roadworks offences across Somerset
Royal Mail and BT have both been fined thousands for roadworks offences committed across Somerset. This comes after the two companies were taken to court by Somerset County Council for breaching several laws while working on roads across the county. Offences included closing a road without notice and failing to …
Read More »Lorry driver died after crashing into back of Royal Mail truck on M25
A lorry driver who crashed into the back of a truck on the M25 may not have been wearing his seatbelt. Kevin Thompson, 57, from Bedfordshire died after the lorry he was driving smashed into the back of a Royal Mail vehicle on the motorway earlier this year. The M25 …
Read More »Dealer who sent drugs in the post caught when eagle-eyed neighbours spotted ‘burglars’ at his home
Police found cannabis plants growing in a man’s bedroom after neighbours called 999 to raise the alarm over suspected burglars at a Grimsby home. When officers arrived they found the plants and later arrested Shaun Bradley at his work. His phone was full of text messages relating to drug deals. …
Read More »Huge increase in dog attacks on postal workers in 12 months
The number of dog attacks on postmen and women has leapt by 73 per cent in just one year, new figures show. The statistics, released after Royal Mail prosecuted a dog-sitter for letting a Jack Russell get out and bite a postman’s groin , show there were 133 attacks on …
Read More »Kent Royal Mail postman fired after being ‘one minute late’ with delivery in Ashford
A Kent postman was fired from his job after being just one minute late with a special delivery. Robert Lockyer, from Ashford, was based at the local delivery office in Tannery Lane and had worked for Royal Mail for 28 years. In October last year, he was dismissed after management …
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