A new Post Office will open at Hobbycraft Central Retail Park in Rooksley, this November. The new space, Patriot Road Post Office, will deliver 53 hours of Post Office service, opening seven days a week. Personal and business customers can do their everyday banking. Customers can also post letters and …
Read More »Climbing Kilimanjaro for Chameleon Buddies: Supporting Women in the UK and Kenya
Lisa Murphy, a Work Area Manager based at Royal Mail, Chester Mail Centre, is preparing to take on the challenge of a lifetime: trekking Mount Kilimanjaro. This is more than just a physical feat—it’s a deeply personal mission rooted in survival, resilience, and hope. Lisa’s journey began in July 2021, …
Read More »Organised Crime Group jailed after importing drugs from the USA to be supplied in Blackpool
An organised crime group have been jailed after importing drugs from the USA to be supplied in Blackpool. Zack Higginson and Andrew Taylor filmed themselves bagging up the drugs from the USA and orchestrated the transport and delivery of them in parcels to other members of the Organised Crime Group …
Read More »Military veterans cafe in the heart of Preston tackling loneliness and isolation
Sipping a brew and speaking to those who served in the Armed Forces is where we spend the latest episode of the Parched Pea Podcast. John ‘Gilly’ Gillmore takes the microphone along to the Sandbags café. Taking place each week at St George’s Church in Lune Street it gives military …
Read More »Tidal cut off sparks emergency call for Flint RNLI
Thursday, 29 May 2025 12:02 Flint RNLI volunteers were tasked by UK Coastguard at 12:03pm on Wednesday 28th May to assist two people reported to be cut off by the tide near Greenfield. Flint lifeboat was transported by road to Greenfield Dock, where it was promptly launched. The volunteer crew …
Read More »Post Office auditor EY under investigation by accounting regulator FRC – MKFM 106.3FM
Post Office auditor and big four accounting firm EY is being investigated by the industry’s regulator. Accounting and audit watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), said the investigation related to EY’s 2015 to 2018 audits of Post Office accounts and the faulty accounting software, Horizon IT. The regulator will be …
Read More »WWII veteran, 103, shares his experience as a bombardier ahead of VE Day anniversary – Roch Valley Radio
A 103-year-old Second World War veteran has been sharing his stories of the frontline with primary school children in Salford – as part of a new project to celebrate the anniversary of VE Day. Bombardier Tom Jones was called up to serve in the Royal Artillery as the war broke …
Read More »Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky approved – MKFM 106.3FM
The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by the government. Mr Kretinsky‘s company EP Group will buy the postal service’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). The £5.3bn deal had been agreed in May but was subject to a government review under national security …
Read More »Budget fallout: Royal Mail owner warns on prices and jobs – MKFM 106.3FM
Royal Mail’s parent firm has blamed the budget for a failure to return to profitability, warning it cannot rule out price hikes and job cuts in response. International Distribution Services (IDS) said it had set aside £134m in the first half of its financial year, with £120m directly linked to …
Read More »Crozier to check out of Premier Inn-owner Whitbread – MKFM 106.3FM
Whitbread, the FTSE-100 owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has kicked off the search for a successor to Adam Crozier, its chairman. Sky News has learnt that headhunters acting for Whitbread have begun sounding out possible candidates for the post. Mr Crozier, who has chaired the company since 2018, …
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