An MP has stated the Royal Mail service is striving to make urgent improvements in Oxford following years of ‘poor standard’ but has warned ‘there is still more to be done’. Severe delays to Royal Mail deliveries in Oxfordshire – particularly in east Oxford – have caused people to miss crucial letters including for …
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Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will be embarking on his first official royal tour at the tender age of four months. The young royal has only been seen in public a few times but will be flying thousands of miles with his parents the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to South Africa …
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An enormous butterfly sculpture made from wood and recycled metal will be featured in the Duchess of Cambridge’s “Back to Nature” garden after its 12-year-old designer won a Blue Peter competition. Jessica’s design featured a twisted thorax sculpted from wood and a trellis of recycled metal in the shape of …
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The Duke of York has received a tour of the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. The royal visitor arrived at the club house on Monday morning and received a welcome from officials before a tour of the course, which recently hosted The Open. Andrew was accompanied by two other men …
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A CHARMING story about love, mischief and mechanical dolls will bring some sparkle Prestatyn to usher in the festive season. The Royal Opera House’s production of Ninette de Valois’ ballet Coppélia will screen live at the Prestatyn Scala on Tuesday, December 10 at 7.15 Told through mesmerising choreography, discover the …
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Scenes of devastation in the Bahamas have been captured by a Royal Navy helicopter as the UK joined efforts to help the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Dorian. At least seven people are reported to have died following what was the most powerful storm on record to hit the islands, with …
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A PUB will throw a street party today to support an eight-year-old footballer with leukaemia. The Royal Blenheim will stage the celebration in St Ebbe’s Street, to raise money for Fenton’s Fight. Fenton Tutty, who plays in Oxford United’s under-9s academy, was diagnosed with the condition in June. His family …
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By Press Association 2019 Staff working for the Queen are to receive a backdated pay increase. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Royal staff earning under £56,000 will be entitled to an inflation-busting pay increase of 4% – if they get a positive performance review. Those working for the monarchy, from footmen …
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A visit by the Prince of Wales to the Co Sligo village where an IRA bomb killed his great-uncle helped “put an end to the sadness” in the area, a local man has said. Peter McHugh was part of the rescue effort in Mullaghmore after a bomb planted on a …
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SEVEN Oxfordshire postcodes are about to benefit from the biggest change to the Royal Mail postboxes in 160 years – parcel postboxes. The new form of postboxes are being rolled out across the country, 58 in the Thames Valley, and will now accept parcels just like they do letters. The postboxes include a …
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