Bradley Walsh has been left open-mouthed after a contestant revealed as royal link on ITV The Chase tonight. Will, Jon, Lauren and Mamta were on the show on Thursday night. Thursday’s instalment of the show was another repeat, with ITV airing Cheltenham Festival coverage all week. Jon revealed that he …
Read More »Weekly ‘mobile Post Office’ to visit villages starved of service, officials confirm
People in a Leicestershire village are to have access to postal services for the first time in seven months with the arrival of a weekly mobile Post Office. Barrow Upon Soar is to benefit from the new service, which covers a large number of rural communities across three neighbouring counties. …
Read More »Knitted postbox topper of The Queen still not returned – and residents want it back
A jubilee postbox topper of The Queen made by an anonymous knitter was removed last week – and still has not been returned, according to frustrated residents. The “excellent” knitted artwork was placed on top of a postbox in Launceston Road, Wigston, to commemorate the monarch’s 70 year reign, ahead …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges people to stock up on stamps with price rise looming
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has urged people to stock up on stamps before a price hike. The ITV star has spoken out on his latest Money Show. First class stamps are going up by 10p to 95p, and 2nd class stamps will now cost 68p, up by 2p, from April …
Read More »Royal Mail employee confirms why posties write ‘P’ on letters as Brits confused
One postman has explained why Royal Mail and other delivery companies tend to put “P” on letters as some Brits were left confused. Sometimes when we receive letters, you may notice that it has a P that is circled on the outside. Well according to a postie on Reddit, there’s …
Read More »Royal Mail increasing price of all first and second class stamps
Royal Mail will hike prices on all first and second class stamps. The move comes amid a barcode shake-up. A first class stamp will soon cost 95p. The cost of a second class stamp will go up by 2p to 68p. A statement said: “Royal Mail has considered these pricing …
Read More »The areas of London worst hit by Royal Mail delivery delays
Frustrated Londoners are asking politicians to “fix the broken postal service” as it was found that a third of all UK postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays last Thursday were in London. Royal mail’s website reveals that London has been hit uniquely hard by “Covid-related” closures to post offices and …
Read More »Dublin news LIVE: Traffic slowed up in city centre by anti-Covid restrictions protest
Traffic has been slowed up in the city centre by an anti-Covid restrictions protest on the first day after the government lifted most of Ireland’s lockdown measures. Dublin City Council have warned travellers heading into town to expect delays on O’Connell Street as the protest makes its way from the …
Read More »Prince Andrew deletes his Twitter, Instagram and Facebook profiles
Prince Andrew’s Twitter account has been deleted and a Government Minister slammed his ‘horrifically ill-advised associations’ as pressure intensified on the Queen’s son one week after she removed his honorary military roles. Social media users visiting the Duke of York’s official Twitter page @thedukeofyork today were greeted with a message …
Read More »Postie successfully delivers letter with only ‘somewhere in the Yorkshire Dales’ to go by
A chef has been amazed after Royal Mail delivered a letter with clues to his identity, including the SUV he drove, scribbled on the envelope instead of an address. Mark Dale, 53, was sent a new recipe by Facebook friend Andy Pem who wrote he was “not sure” where he …
Read More »