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The Tesco Extra in Beeston had to temporarily close on Wednesday (June 17) after floodwater poured into the superstore. Shopper Sue Cain, 52, filmed the car park of the Station Road store partially underwater. The charity volunteer coordinator, of Arran Close, Stapleford, also captured footage of the supermarket left damp …

A single toilet roll is selling on eBay for more than £200. The ”coronavirus emergency bog roll” has attracted 10 bids so far, with more than five days to go. The hilarious description of the everyday essential states: “1 x Andrex toilet roll (200 sheets). “Has your local Asda sold …

Housholds across Leicestershire have been receiving mail at least seven years late after long-lost post was recovered from a house in the county. At least two people from Leicestershire, including one person from Melton, are known to have received mail this week that dates back at least seven years. The …

A Royal Mail postman on his delivery rounds asked a young woman in the street if she would give him oral sex for £20. Postman Lea Troth pulled up in his Royal Mail van alongside a young woman walking down a street and wound his window down and said: “Will …

A postman asked a young woman if she would perform a sex act on him while he was at work for £20. Lea Troth pulled alongside the woman who was walking down a street and wound his window down while he was working. After she refused, he asked her to …

If you’re planning on spreading a little cheer through the post this Christmas don’t leave it too late. Royal Mail has issued the last recommended posting dates for the run-up to Christmas Day, and the dates are coming fast. To get your parcels, letters and cards to loved ones in …

Are you looking for a job that lets you spend plenty of time outdoors, and could even help you keep fit? Then a job with Royal Mail could be right up your street. There are a number of roles being advertised in Leicestershire right now, including traditional postie roles – …

East Midlands Airport is set to become a star of the small screen as it becomes the subject of a documentary series. The eight-part documentary will give viewers an insight into what it takes to keep an airport running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Starting later this …

East Midlands Airport has launched a complex, two year programme looking at redesigning its flight paths. Because of an increase in the amount of freight going into and out of the Castle Donington airport, management are looking at ways of improving existing flight paths without creating more noise and pollution. …

Ever needed to return an online purchase, but not had the time to make it to the Post Office to send it back? Well the days of parcels piling up at home are now over, as Royal Mail unveils hundreds of new parcel postboxes across the country. After a successful …