The new Home Bargains store at Oaks Shopping Centre will be more than twice the size of the previous one, and there will also be a garden centre. Credit: Mid Ulster planning portal Plans that will see the Home Bargains store more than double in size at Oaks Shopping Centre, …
Read More »Man in his 20’s critical following Co Tyrone collision – Armagh I
A young man is in a critical condition in hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the Annaghilla Road in Augher, this morning, Wednesday. Sergeant Fletcher said: “We received a report of a collision between a white Audi A4 and a yellow Renault lorry just before 8.10am. “The driver of the …
Read More »Royal Mail lorry recovered after crash near Berriedale in heavy snow that forced closure of A9
Picture: Peter Sutherland, Golspie The A9 was at a standstill on Tuesday morning as Police Scotland coordinated efforts to recover a Royal Mail lorry that had crashed in snow and ice just south of Berriedale. New images from the scene show the large postal vehicle being rescued on the notorious …
Read More »Stranger Things stamp set from Royal Mail celebrates Netflix sensation
STRANGER Things fans lamenting the curtain finally falling on the Netflix sensation are likely to give the stamp of approval to a new Royal Mail initiative. A set of 14 stamps to celebrate the critically acclaimed science-fiction series has been released today. The 10 stamps in the main set show …
Read More »Royal Mail and courier service Evri criticised over delays – Armagh I
The issue of delayed postal delivery was raised at at Mid Ulster District Council, with Royal Mail and courier service, Evri, being singled out for criticism. Crucially, some councillors claimed hospital appointments are regularly being missed as a result of their constituents not receiving appointment letters in a timely fashion. …
Read More »Inverness main Post Office on Queensgate closes for the last time on Christmas Eve after relocation to Co-op supermarket on Church Street
Inverness’s main post office will close for the last time today (Christmas Eve) – ending a presence at Queensgate dating back to the 19th century. Queensgate Post Office. With a replacement service already in operation within Church Street’s Co-op supermarket, the 1960s built premises is expected to shut at 4pm …
Read More »Inverness resident believes post from Lanarkshire was tampered with
An Inverness resident believes that post that arrived a week before Christmas Day was tampered with – resulting in the contents going astray. The resident of Mason Road contacted us following our recent investigation into how late postal deliveries are across the Highlands and Moray. People have been raising concerns …
Read More »Royal Mail experiment finds Aviemore among worst in region for late letters
Aviemore has ranked among the bottom three in the north of Scotland for the town’s tally of late letters, according to a new investigation. Our experiment, which saw people across the north of Scotland send a total of 177 First Class envelopes, found that a third of letters posted from …
Read More »Royal Mail experiment finds Moray village of Aberlour ranked worst for late letters
A Moray village has been ranked bottom in the north of Scotland for its tally of late letters, according to the results of a new investigation. Our experiment, which saw people across the region send a total of 177 First Class envelopes, found that 40 per cent of letters posted …
Read More »‘Serious concerns’ for reliability of postal services in rural Armagh – Armagh I
Photo by Simon Harmer on Unsplash Concerns have been raised over “infrequent” postal services in rural parts of Armagh. The issue was first raised with Armagh I in September of this year after a resident claimed that post wasn’t being delivered to her address in a timely fashion and was …
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