Leslie Mikolajczyk is unhappy with Royal Mail staff with vans parking in disabled spaces and on double yellow lines. Picture: Gary Anthony. A grieving husband is calling on Royal Mail workers to stop parking in disabled bays. Leslie Mikolajczyk (60) from Dingwall says the town’s Royal Mail workers are being …
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The manager of Grantown’s Total Mail delivery office has posted a warning to customers about a text scam aimed at the town Beware the scammers, says local PO . Allan Cameron last night posted: “Hi my name is Allan CameronDelivery Manager with Royal Mail. I was hoping to share with …
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Highland Council Trading Standards team have been alerted to a smishing scam that is currently targeting Highland residents. The scam involves a text message claiming to be from Royal Mail advising the recipient that they are holding a piece of mail due to unpaid postage.In order to deliver the item, …
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Fraudsters are using text messages to get information such as bank account details and passwords. Highland Council Trading Standards team have been alerted to a smishing – the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such …
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The purple post box outside Inverness Town House. People using the post box outside Inverness Town House are no longer seeing red but a rather vivid purple. Royal Mail has been tight-lipped so far but it has prompted curiosity among the public in the city centre. Some are speculating the …
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IT has been all systems go at the Covid-19 vaccination hub in Huntly’s Stewart’s Hall since it opened last week. In a change to the original plan, the Huntly hub is operating every week, seven days, delivering the vaccine from 8.15am until almost 8pm. The over 70’s have been getting …
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HIAL is already conducting a number of decarbonisation projects at Kirkwall Airport. Recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a move to decarbonisation have been revealed as the key priorities for Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) over the next five years. However, managing director Inglis Lyon has …
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The Postie Notes column by Mark Gilbert I often smile to myself when my phone pings up a weather warning for “Flood Alert for Torrisdale”. I stay on Torrisdale in Skerray, and all of the 12 properties are at least 40 feet above sea level, some with a fantastic view …
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Essential services – including carers and postal deliveries – have been unable to ‘access all areas’ in the borough during recent wintry weather conditions because of a failure to keep grit boxes topped up. And those with authority have been accused by one local councillor of allowing this “shambolic situation” …
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Scam alert. The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an urgent scam alert following the new lockdown. The lockdown at the beginning of March saw an increase in scams of 400 per cent according to Action Fraud and Royal Bank is hoping that by alerting customers in advance and further …
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