Sarah Bartholomew at the counter of the new Wick post office at 125-127 High Street. Local businessman Kevin Milkins says there has been a “tremendous” response from the public since he decided to launch a new post office venture in Wick. He opened for business yesterday at 125-127 High Street, …
Read More »All mainland Highland postcodes now eligible for Covid home testing kits after they were rolled out to all remaining parts of mainland Scotland, Scottish Government announces
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman. COVID home test kits are now available for symptomatic people in all areas of mainland Scotland to book. The kits were previously unavailable in some parts of the mainland Highland, Forth Valley and Tayside health board areas. But online booking access has now been expanded to …
Read More »Covid-19 home testing kits now available for all of mainland Scotland
Jeane Freeman said the Scottish Government would continue to work with the UK government and local partners to improve access to testing in remote and rural areas. Home test kits for Covid-19 are now available for symptomatic people in all areas of mainland Scotland to order. The expansion covers parts …
Read More »UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus strain discovery
ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 08:48 IST London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the …
Read More »New book tells of notable personalities and key events from Thurso’s past
Shore Street around 1910, a scene featured on the cover of Thurso: Reminiscing with a Thirsa Loon, Volume One. Notable personalities and key events from Thurso’s history are recalled in a new book by a local author. Thurso: Reminiscing with a Thirsa Loon, Volume One is an eclectic collection of …
Read More »Hard hit Inverness cabbies hoping government aid pays out soon
City cabbies in aid plea City cabbies in aid plea INVERNESS taxi drivers are turning to courier driving for companies such as Amazon to make ends meet during the Covid crisis. Others have taken part-time Christmas jobs with the Royal Mail as their regular night-time and tourism trade has dried …
Read More »Ensure your gifts arrive for Christmas Day
Key dates from Royal Mail for posting in Christmas 2020. MAKE sure you send off your Christmas cards and parcels in plenty of time this year. Services are expected to be busier than ever due to the pandemic. Here are the key dates from Royal Mail for posting in Christmas …
Read More »Scouts in Inverness area promise Christmas post will return in 2021 after 2020’s deliveries were cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic uncertainty
General news. A FIXTURE of the Inverness Christmas season will be back in 2021, organisers have pledged. The decision to cancel this year’s Inverness Scout Post was taken earlier this autumn in the wake of continued uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic. The special postal system acts as an alternative to …
Read More »Wick deserves better, say frustrated customers in mobile post office queue
Community councillor Wendy Campbell, who waited three-quarters of an hour to post two parcels and a birthday card, said: ‘It is a town, it’s not a village.’ Customers who waited up to three-quarters of an hour to be served at Wick’s temporary post office this week have insisted that the …
Read More »Inverness-shire postcodes excluded from new Royal Mail service
Ian Evans is having problems with a new Royal Mail service. A ‘UNIVERSAL’ parcel pick-up service offered by Royal Mail doesn’t apply to some Inverness-shire postcodes. The service – Parcel Collect – launched last month, was meant to cover the whole of the UK, but potential customers seem to be …
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