Tag Archives: Newark

A village bid a loving farewell to their much-loved post lady, who has retired after 38 years of service. Mary Dainton, or ‘Mary the Post’ as she is lovingly known, has been delivering mail in the village of East Markham for almost four decades. She started working for Royal Mail …

A Nottinghamshire village’s postie who once helped to foil a burglary is preparing to hang up her keys after nearly 40 years of service. Mary Dainton, 67, says “the job has changed” since she first started doing rounds in the Newark village of East Markham 37 years ago. Born in …

A postal delivery office has made changes to it’s opening times. Royal Mail’s Newark Delivery Office on Pelham Street have altered the times in which they are open to the public. The office will now be open for a narrow window each day from 8am to 10am, Monday to Friday …

The annual Jason Ginnelly Memorial Football Match will take place on Sunday. Jason, who worked as a postman, and was actively involved with Holy Trinity football team, both as a player and manager, died in 2017 aged just 42, and his family, friends, team mates and work colleagues pay tribute …

When deciding on a day-out to the shops, many people will look to Nottingham city centre, or maybe further afield to retail parks dotted across the county and beyond. But one small Nottinghamshire village is proving a magnet for people across the county. Gedling Village is home to just over …

Atmospheric images of all 42 English cathedrals are on display in a new exhibition that runs throughout this month. The photographs, taken by the late Peter Marlow, are being exhibited at Southwell Minster. Peter, who died in 2016, was commissioned in 2008 by Royal Mail to photograph six Anglican cathedrals …

The annual Jason Ginnelly memorial football match will be played on Sunday (July 10) between Holy Trinity and Royal Mail Newark. Jason Ginnelly, who previously played for Balderton football club and Holy Trinity FC, died in May 2017. His family and friends have organised fundraising matches in previous years, collecting …

A resident who has been waiting two weeks for ‘time critical’ letters has finally received his documents. A Southwell resident, who did not want to be named, said his post — sent via Royal Mail — was two weeks late. Royal Mail postman. He told the Advertiser it was an …

Police have issued another warning about scams after a woman was conned out of nearly £10,000. There has been a rise in the reporting of fraudsters sending text messages posing as Royal Mail or DPD delivery services to target people’s cash. Messages typically ask the victim to pay an unpaid …

A health-check service has launched an anti-body test to track unique responses to coronavirus and the vaccine. The Bingham-based Medichecks fingerprick test can be taken at home and detects anti-bodies to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 (covid-19). The service said it means individuals can monitor their personal anti-body levels, paving …