Tag Archives: Human Interest

Many households in and around Newbury and Thatcham have been missing out on vital letters due to postal worker sickness absences. The Royal Mail have admitted it hasn’t had “enough boots on the ground” following on from the Christmas period, as reported in this weeks Newbury Weekly News. A nearly …

Not receiving letters has meant some residents have had to take their mail matters into their own hands, from visiting sorting offices to pick up post to managing their own appointments and bookings. Thatcham resident Dorothy Le-Cornu hasn’t been receiving her mail on time since mid-December and hasn’t received any …

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More than 1,300 people have backed a petition calling for short-stay parking spaces to be installed outside Ashford’s sorting office. Residents have long called for parking to be offered at the Royal Mail site in Tannery Lane, which is surrounded by double-yellow lines. Drivers risk being caught by wardens when …

As the year draws to a close, we look back on some of the events that have shocked, surprised or gladdened our hearts over the previous 12 months in Maidstone and Malling. Inevitably it was a year dominated by Covid. Rosie and Jon Gill-Moss married on Monday just hours before …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks onstage during Global Citizen Live, New York on September 25, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images,)Photo: John Lamparski (Getty Images) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex received a Boxing Day present of vindication from The Mail …

Christmas cards and letters have been found strewn and soaking on the ground – sparking fears a postbox was raided. The mail – addressed to locations including Faversham, Whitstable and Bury St Edmunds – was found littering streets through Faversham town centre by shocked passers-by. A hand-written letter was among …

Police have issued another warning about scams after a woman was conned out of nearly £10,000. There has been a rise in the reporting of fraudsters sending text messages posing as Royal Mail or DPD delivery services to target people’s cash. Messages typically ask the victim to pay an unpaid …

A health-check service has launched an anti-body test to track unique responses to coronavirus and the vaccine. The Bingham-based Medichecks fingerprick test can be taken at home and detects anti-bodies to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 (covid-19). The service said it means individuals can monitor their personal anti-body levels, paving …

A couple who were in rival bands when they met have celebrated 60 years as a married couple. Michael and Pauline McGrady, of Newark, were due to have a party at the Palace Theatre. Their son, Darren, who cooked for the Queen for 11 years before being poached by Princess …