It may only be the start of November but already there is a Christmas scam which is costing people a lot of money. The festive season is now well and truly on the way which means people will be ordering presents online and more packages will be arriving in the post. …
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It may only be the start of November but already there is a Christmas scam doing the rounds. As Christmas Day is now well and truly on the way, more people will be ordering presents online and more packages will be arriving in the post. And as people are often …
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Published Oct 31, 2019 at 11:56 am (Updated Oct 31, 2019 at 11:56 am) Members of the public are reminded to be wary of any e-mail claiming to be from a local bank that requests verification of online banking credentials …
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A former Birmingham dental technician facing jail for selling used stamps has spoken of the harrowing day eight armed cops stormed the garden shed where he carried out the illegal cottage industy. Graham Rought, who the Royal Mail say fleeced it out of a potential £100,000, said: “Anyone would’ve thought I’d stolen …
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A post box has been stolen from its pole in a village. It was taken from Station Road in Deeping St James sometime between Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, 16 October Inspector Rachel Blackwell, neighbourhood policing inspector for Stamford, Bourne and the Deepings, said this was part of a series …
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Grenades, drugs and guns were found by police during a series of dawn raids across Greater Manchester and Liverpool. This morning (Wednesday), officers executed eight raids and arrested 12 people. Detectives searched properties on Falside Walk and Pirie Walk, in Newton Heath; and Warwick Road and Medlock Road in Failsworth, …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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We are well into autumn and we’ve experienced weather and flood warnings already, so driving carefully is vital when the weather can suddenly turn. Speed limits are there for a reason and in the locations below, there is going to be extra enforcement this month with mobile speed cameras in …
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