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 »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 »Easy, tigers: Where mobile speed camera vans are in Gloucestershire in October
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 …
Read More »Norfolk Police no longer investigating suspected postbox arsons | Crime
PUBLISHED: 12:32 30 September 2019 | UPDATED: 13:13 30 September 2019 Peter Walsh File picture of a postbox in Thorpe St Andrew. PIC: Archant. Archant A probe into suspected arsons at a number of postboxes in Thorpe St Andrew has been closed due to a lack of evidence, police have …
Read More »Has the Great Train Robbery’s leader finally been unmasked? | UK news
Who was the mastermind? Who were the ones who got away? And why do we still want to know? Nearly 60 years after the Great Train Robbery, fresh claims are being made about who planned it and who were the robbers who were never caught. Never mind whodunnits; there’s now …
Read More »Royal Mail post boxes in Thorpe St Andrew hit in suspected arson attacks | Crime
PUBLISHED: 11:45 27 September 2019 | UPDATED: 11:45 27 September 2019 A number of Royal Mail post boxes have been targeted in suspected arson attacks in Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: Archant © ARCHANT NORFOLK 2015 Police are appealing for information after post boxes were targeted in suspected arson attacks in …
Read More »How to avoid becoming a victim of fraud if you’re a first-time homebuyer as scam rates soar
New homeowners have been warned against becoming victims of fraud, after new research found they are being increasingly targeted by crooks who steal personal details . Credit report agency Experian says it has seen a 35 per cent rise in the number of young first-time buyers becoming fraud victims in …
Read More »The weirdest places people have tried to hide drugs in Cambridgeshire
Every day officers around our county work tirelessly to tackle the drug dealing problem in Cambridgeshire. However thankfully for us we are lucky to have such an observant and dedicated police force when it comes to the growing issue that is drug dealing and smuggling. In fact the officers’ very …
Read More »Great Train Robbery: Why my grandad was not the Post Office insider
THE grandson of a postman wrongly implicated in the Great Train Robbery has told of his relief that another person has now been identified as the shadowy figure known as “the Ulsterman”. Mark McKenna said the descendants of Patrick McKenna never believed claims the unassuming Royal Mail worker could have …
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