The crumbling reliability of the UK’s postal giant is no longer just a British domestic issue; for the thousands of Kenyans in the diaspora relying on the service for legal documents and connectivity, the “parcels over letters” prioritization is a brewing crisis. The Royal Mail, a 500-year-old institution once synonymous …
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A mother-of-two has been left ‘fuming’ after Royal Mail ‘lost’ her £15,000 diamond bracelets given to her by her husband and mother. Nikoo Tayebi, 47, proudly owned a £6,500 bangle which was gifted to her by her hotelier husband, Andrew, 50, who saved for five years to afford it. She was …
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A Killylea woman has branded the local postal service a “shambles” after going three weeks without mail. The woman, who did not wish to be named, has told how she previously complained to the Consumer Council, as she was “made to feel like a liar” after raising her concerns. And …
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Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart secured a “high-level” meeting with senior management of Royal Mail to discuss “unacceptable” postal delays in Banbridge. While the issue of slow post is not unique to Banbridge, Ms Lockhart explained there was a “very specific local issue” …
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A former British prime minister was involved in a threesome with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, royal historian Andrew Lownie has claimed in a new Daily Mail Deep Dive podcast. Lownie joined Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday columnist Sarah Vine to make sense of the latest release from the …
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As Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes in his new surroundings today he will perhaps begin to realise that he is now as physically isolated as he has become socially. The disgraced former Prince, once second in line to the throne but now persona non grata, has been exiled to a remote cottage, …
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A long-standing Rochdale engineering business has been bought by United Infrastructure in a move set to expand both firms’ reach in the energy and utilities sectors. Simkiss Group, known for designing and building control systems, panels and switchgear, has been acquired after more than 25 years of independent operation. The …
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Residents without driveways could soon charge electric vehicles at home under a new council-backed proposal to install cross pavement chargers across the borough. Rochdale Borough Council will consider plans on Thursday 5 February to support the rollout of home charging channels across pavements, allowing residents without off-street parking to safely …
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We asked AI to place an AI robot at Bury Town Hall. Credit: ChatGPT A Greater Manchester council wants to use artificial intelligence as it battles of £16m budget gap. Bury Council plans to use AI to ‘automate mundane administrative tasks’ and ‘gradually reduce the workforce’. As part of a …
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Laura Beal Laura Beal has been appointed as the new Centre Manager at The Rock shopping and leisure complex in Bury, following the retirement of long-serving director Arnold Wilcox-Wood. After nearly a decade as part of the centre’s management team, Laura Beal steps into the lead role with a pledge …
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