One of the most prominent buildings in Bangor has gone up for sale. The historic former post office and night club on Deiniol Road will go under the hammer at the start of next month. The imposing Grade II listed building was built in 1909. and served as the city’s …
Read More »Royal Mail staff help catch drug dealer after smelling package addressed to him
A drug dealer was caught after Royal Mail staff smelt a package at their depot and tipped off police. The parcel was addressed to Daniel Lloyd Taylor and passed through the Llangefni sorting office on its way to his home. But when postal workers raised the alarm officers raided his …
Read More »Bigfoot, UFOs, Tiktok and ‘ginger’ people – the strangest Freedom of Information requests made to police
Since 2005, members of the public have been able to apply to public bodies for information, documents, photos and videos they hold. In the intervening years, the number of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to North Wales Police (NWP) has soared, placing additional demands on the force. In 2005, …
Read More »Prime Minister Boris Johnson responds to Covid-19 outbreak at Caernarfon’s Royal Mail sorting office
Concerns about the impact on services of a coronavirus outbreak at Caernarfon’s sorting office have been raised with the Prime Minister. A number of workers at the Cibyn Industrial Estate depot are self-isolating after nine positive Covid-19 cases were reported. It has led to substantial disruptions to mail services in …
Read More »‘Whole community’ left upset after theft of postbox dating to reign of George V
A community has been left “upset” after a postbox dating back to the reign of George V was stolen. North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after the postbox was removed from a wall in the Gwynedd village of Llanfachreth. It has been in place for around a century before …
Read More »The postal worker delivering Christmas mail on the most remote and breathtaking route in Wales
A postal worker is gearing up to deliver Christmas cheer on one of Wales’ most remote postal routes. Farmer’s daughter Ali Garbutt has worked for the Royal Mail for 11 years, and has served the Abergynolwyn route, in Gwynedd, for five of those. Regarded as a lynch pin of the …
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