Royal Mail customers are warning others to stay vigilant this Chistmas after receiving a scam text message that appears to be from the postal service. Social media users have flocked to Twitter and Facebook to issue alarming warnings over the widespread scam. The scam – which sees victims sent a genuine-looking text …
Read More »Postal workers to strike for two days over Christmas due to ‘heartless and brainless’ sacking of father of three
Royal Mail postal workers are set to strike in the 48 hours before Christmas Day after claims mail bosses left one of their colleagues “jobless and struggling” during Christmas. On Monday, December 23 and December 24 workers at the Keynsham delivery office will stop working. Paul Hollow, 38, a postman …
Read More »Last drinks for local pub
Kristie Sullivan / 10 November 2019 Birregurra’s only pub will shut its doors on Sunday. The 148-year-old Royal Mail Hotel is closing after lunch, with the venue for sale. A post on the pub’s Facebook page earlier this week confirms Sunday’s lunch will be their last day of trading while …
Read More »All the Christmas jobs in Bath where there are still vacancies
Looking to make some extra money over the festive period? There are loads of seasonal roles currently hiring in Bath. With some extra cash in your pocket, Christmas will be that bit more merry. We’ve scoured Bath to find 22 places currently seeking staff. Have we missed somewhere? Help each …
Read More »Updates as they happened after Jeremy Corbyn visits Gloucester on General Election campaign trail
‘Brutality of the system’ Mr Corbyn says he met a woman from Gloucester who experienced the ‘brutality of the system’ first hand. She became a mother to a baby with Down’s syndrome in 2017 and her husband died soon after, he says. She has now been told her benefits will …
Read More »Watch the Burton video that has gone viral for all the right reasons
A truly touching video from Burton has taken the internet by storm and is raking in the views. The clip, created by Burton group Light Project promotes the use of a type of sign language called Makaton sees a number of groups and businesses across the town signing along to …
Read More »Mr Tee King of Desserts is in Bristol tonight for the final time this year
It is no exaggeration to say Mr Tee and his van, from which he serves ice creams and desserts, gets people excited. But with summer at an end, and the demand for ice cream waning, the King of Desserts has confirmed tonight will be his final visit to the Bristol …
Read More »Anger after vandals trash two Royal Mail vans in East Lothian – taking them off the road
Two Royal Mail vans were unusable today (17 September) after vandals smashed their windscreens by pelting them with objects that included wine bottles and bricks, according to local postman Fergus Shepherd. He shared a photo of one of the damaged vans on Facebook , saying: “Thanks to the young team, …
Read More »More details emerge about child rushed to Hull Royal after ‘falling from wall’
More details have been released after a child was rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary on Saturday evening by helicopter. Hull Live told how the injured child had been taken to Hull Royal Infirmary. At the time, it was believed the child may have fallen from a wall. But Hull Coastguard …
Read More »Child rushed to Hull Royal via helicopter after ‘falling from wall’
An injured child has been rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary after they reportedly “fell from a wall”. A spokesman for the coastguard said police, the ambulance service and fire service were all in attendance at a location in the East Halton area in North Lincolnshire and said the incident was …
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