Tuesday, 23 September 2025 18:17 By Nadia Jefferson-Brown A WORLD-FAMOUS attraction in York steams up for two major milestones – with a royal visit and a major reveal. The Princess Royal is due to visit the National Railway Museum on Leeman Road on Thursday as it celebrates its 50th anniversary …
Read More »A MUCH-LOVED York museum is behind a bid by Royal Mail to commemorate railway heritage.
Friday, 19 September 2025 00:28 By Haydn Lewis Royal Mail is to issue a set of stamps celebrating the British steam locomotives and the pioneering development of the UK’s railway network. A set of 10 stamps features locomotives that helped shape the history of rail travel in Britain, including …
Read More »New Post Office branch for Milton Keynes will open seven days a week – MKFM 106.3FM
A new Post Office will open at Hobbycraft Central Retail Park in Rooksley, this November. The new space, Patriot Road Post Office, will deliver 53 hours of Post Office service, opening seven days a week. Personal and business customers can do their everyday banking. Customers can also post letters and …
Read More »Organised Crime Group jailed after importing drugs from the USA to be supplied in Blackpool
An organised crime group have been jailed after importing drugs from the USA to be supplied in Blackpool. Zack Higginson and Andrew Taylor filmed themselves bagging up the drugs from the USA and orchestrated the transport and delivery of them in parcels to other members of the Organised Crime Group …
Read More »Military veterans cafe in the heart of Preston tackling loneliness and isolation
Sipping a brew and speaking to those who served in the Armed Forces is where we spend the latest episode of the Parched Pea Podcast. John ‘Gilly’ Gillmore takes the microphone along to the Sandbags café. Taking place each week at St George’s Church in Lune Street it gives military …
Read More »Post Office auditor EY under investigation by accounting regulator FRC – MKFM 106.3FM
Post Office auditor and big four accounting firm EY is being investigated by the industry’s regulator. Accounting and audit watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), said the investigation related to EY’s 2015 to 2018 audits of Post Office accounts and the faulty accounting software, Horizon IT. The regulator will be …
Read More »Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky approved – MKFM 106.3FM
The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by the government. Mr Kretinsky‘s company EP Group will buy the postal service’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). The £5.3bn deal had been agreed in May but was subject to a government review under national security …
Read More »‘Dozens of people’ being investigated over Post Office scandal, police chief reveals
Police are investigating “dozens of people” at the Post Office and Fujitsu, the head of a nationwide operation has announced. A team of 100 officers nationwide are looking at potential suspects and their involvement in the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches …
Read More »Budget fallout: Royal Mail owner warns on prices and jobs – MKFM 106.3FM
Royal Mail’s parent firm has blamed the budget for a failure to return to profitability, warning it cannot rule out price hikes and job cuts in response. International Distribution Services (IDS) said it had set aside £134m in the first half of its financial year, with £120m directly linked to …
Read More »Man killed in New Zealand ‘great white’ shark attack
A man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of a remote island to the east of New Zealand. Jade Kahukore-Dixon had been diving off a boat in the Bay of Waitangi, near Chatham Island, when he was injured by the shark, local media reports said. …
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