With Christmas now just around the corner, details have been confirmed on the changes to bin collections around Kent over the festive period. Across each of the 13 districts, alterations to waste pickups vary from place to place, so it can be a little confusing knowing when to actually pop …
Read More »Whistling postman Dale Howting’s £6,500 charity cash giveaway
Whistling postman Dale Howting has turned to ‘airmail’ to post his charity cheques. Every year the former Sittingbourne postie collects money from his pedal bike and then delivers the cheques to all the recipients. But this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, he decided a more practical solution would be …
Read More »Times are changing in Sheerness as Aldi and Post Office branches are put on the market
It is all change in Sheerness town centre, with two household names putting their premises on the market. Aldi has listed its 15,164 square feet town centre store in Pepys Avenue for sale for a £2m freehold. For sale: Sheerness Post Office Alternatively, the German food firm could rent it …
Read More »Post deliveries suspended in Estuary Road, Sheerness, after dog attacks mail worker
Residents have been told their post deliveries have been suspended after a dog attacked a mail worker. Royal Mail has written to households in Estuary Road, Sheerness to tell them the firm has suspended deliveries. A Royal Mail postman. Stock picture The note explains a worker had been attacked while …
Read More »Post Office confirms date main branch in Sheerness will close for good
The Post Office says its main branch in Sheerness will close for good next month. The firm confirmed today it would shut the facility at 33 Broadway permanently at 12.30pm on Saturday, September 21. The decision to close the town’s main office followed a 12-week public consultation, which ended in …
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