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A man has vowed never to play the National Lottery again – after a three-week wait for his £1,500 prize money. Andrew Leese saw his numbers come up for the National Lottery’s Euromillions Hotpicks on March 15. But Mr Leese’s delight soon turned to frustration as he encountered the first …

A driver suffered serious leg injuries after a car crashed into a house in Shelton. Emergency services were called to the property on Cleveland Road at 6am on Tuesday (October 17). They discovered that a white Vauxhall Corsa had ‘collided with’ a house. The 19-year-old driver, who was travelling alone, …

Royal Mail bosses have written to Halton’s MP to say it was the addressing ‘unacceptable’ problems with postal deliveries in Widnes – although the original letter informing him of said measures was never itself delivered. Derek Twigg said he had been in repeated communication with Royal Mail about the issue …

A killer from Herefordshire who was on the run from a secure hospital in Somerset after stabbing her mother to death has been recaptured by police. A large scale police hunt was launched after Laura Van Marle fled the secure unit where she was being treated in Wellington late last …

A postman has told how he feels lucky to be alive, after being caught up in a huge explosion that shook an entire street and claimed the life of a 68-year-old man. 49-year-old Jonathan Roberts was driving his Royal Mail postal van in the Morriston area of Swansea on the …

A Stoke-on-Trent community is to be left without a post office. Abbey Hulton Post Office is closing in the New Year after Morrisons decided to shut its McColl’s branch on Abbots Road. The supermarket giant has agreed to keep the post office open until after Christmas. But customers will then …

As Surrey’s supermarkets gear up for the busy Christmas period, recruitment is well underway for seasonal employees to help them cope with the extra demand. Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain, is among those looking for extra staff and is advertising for roles in its stores throughout the county. Various …

A regular Royal Mail customer has compared the postal service to that of a ‘third world country’ following delays in getting deliveries. Mike McCusker claims the service has been declining since before Christmas. After being struck down with Covid-19 on January 8, he was confined to his home as he …

Royal Mail has released a list of delivery offices experiencing issues in the busy build-up to Christmas – including Congleton It comes as the postal service has revealed how it’s battling with ‘Covid-related self-isolation’ and ‘high levels of sick absence’ among its employees. Today the organisation has listed areas where …

Royal Mail has said it is working with police after one of their lorries jackknifed on the M5 this morning, closing the motorway for hours. The M5 northbound between Junctions 4 for Bromsgrove and 3 for Quinton was closed for hours this morning after the lorry crashed, damaging a lamppost …