The UK’s first drone delivery service has been launched by Royal Mail on the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland. The drones, Speedbird Aero DLV-2 model, can carry payloads of up to 6 kg. Chris Paxton, head of drone trials at Royal Mail, said it would assist the company’s …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Fergus Ewing MSP at the A9 Crisis Summit in Inverness. Picture: Callum Mackay. Strathspey MSP Fergus Ewing has done sterling work arguing for a more practical implementation of the bottle return deposit and Highly Protected Marine Areas schemes. But does …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Dr Gray’s Hospital with (inset) councillor sandy Keith Postal delays are causing people to miss hospital appointments, says a Moray councillor . Sandy Keith (Elgin North, Labour) has received complaints from several constituents stating their letters only arrived after the …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Wildcat kittens which will likely be released into the wild in the Cairngorms in 2024 have been born. They are the second lot of litters to arrive at the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding for release centre at the Highland Wildlife …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Emergency services have been called to a crash site on the A9 near Newtonmore. Traffic Scotland are advising motorists to avoid the area meantime Traffic Scotland have confirmed the road has closed in both north and south directions. The closure …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Royal Mail is advising that major changes are afoot to postage stamp useage. Royal Mail is reminding customers there is one week to go to use up their non-barcoded definitive stamps ahead of the 31 July deadline. Customers who use …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Royal Mail is advising that major changes are afoot to postage stamp useage. Royal Mail is reminding customers there is one week to go to use up their non-barcoded definitive stamps ahead of the 31 July deadline. Customers who use …
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A vacant Sainsbury’s size hole could soon be filled with a new and “exciting” tenant at Rushmere Shopping Centre, Armagh I can reveal. Talks are currently ongoing behind the scenes to have the former Sainsbury’s unit filled following its departure in February 2022. While negotiations have been ongoing ever since …
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The Royal Mail delivery office in Craigavon has been put on the market for sale. The huge site – which extends to over 22,000 sq ft – is located on the Balteagh Road. The property includes the “purpose-built delivery office and vehicle workshop”, which were constructed almost 70 years ago. …
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An Indian-origin employee of UK’s Royal Mail who had claimed that she was bullied by her boss has won a compensation of £2.4 million (₹25 crore). Kam Jhuti had alleged that her boss intimidated and harassed her after she raised concerns that a colleague secured their bonus illegitimately. This is …
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