Polvanie View 06 April 2022. Picture: James Mackenzie. Residents of a fire-hit block of flats were being charged more than £30 to have mail re-diverted after losing “everything” in the blaze. But Royal Mail has now scrapped the fee after the Inverness Courier contacted the postal service about the situation. …
Read More »
Royal Mail has confirmed that the post box removed from the wall at Bonar Bridge Post Office is to be replaced. The box was taken away when renovations took place at the post office last year and a petition was recently launched by a local resident in a bid to …
Read More »
North East Division Crime Reduction Officer PC Mark Irvine has called on locals to be aware of another scam which has been detected in the area. He warned: “As part of the scam, criminals are pretending to be the Royal Mail and telling innocent individuals that there is a parcel …
Read More »
UK: The Rolling Stones, described by fans as “the greatest rock and roll band in the world”, will certainly get a lot of satisfaction from the set of 12 stamps Royal Mail are bringing out on January 22 to mark 60 years of their existence. The stamps feature concerts they …
Read More »
Gordon MP Richard Thomson has praised the efforts of local postal workers during their busiest time of the year. A huge amount of work goes into the festive period by Royal Mail, which was made more challenging by the continuing pandemic. Mr Thomson said: “There is a huge amount of …
Read More »
Today (December 23) is the final day for parcels to arrive in time for Christmas Day thanks to a special service from Royal Mail. Caithness residents who have left it until the last minute to post Christmas gifts are in luck as Royal Mail’s Special Delivery Guaranteed® Service is still …
Read More »
The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert It would be a long walk to complete the old round in this part of the world! There are many sayings or idioms people use when different “life challenges” arise, “You’ll be stronger for the experience”, “You’ve been very lucky”, “Don’t count your chickens”, …
Read More »
Graeme Paton has won £1000 of Love2shop vouchers. A Nairn Royal Mail worker is proof that a little generosity goes a long way. Last month, 44-year-old Graeme Paton treated his parents to a Love2shop gift card for their golden 50th wedding anniversary via gifting website www.highstreetvouchers.com . As part of …
Read More »
Fin Graham approved of the gesture! A HOMECOMING hero who won two medals at the Tokyo Paralympics was in for another silver surprise at a special celebration in Strathpeffer. More than 100 people turned out to welcome local lad Fin Graham at an outdoor gathering in the village square. The …
Read More »
Wonder Woman. HIGHLAND fans of superheroes look certain to give their stamp of approval to an eye-catching new issue released by Royal Mail. Royal Mail has teamed up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on the release of 18 stamps that celebrate DC and the heroes and villains genre that it …
Read More »