Frustrated estate residents have discussed long-running HGV and parking problems with their MP – and suggested a park and ride service and lorry park. A meeting between Moreton Hall Residents’ Association (MHRA), which represents those living on Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds, and Peter Prinsley MP took place last week, …
Read More »Fury as Royal Mail plans to slash second class post deliveries across UK
Residents of Tiverton and Minehead are bracing for disappointment as Royal Mail considers slashing second-class deliveries. Rachel Gilmour, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, has slammed proposals that would allow Royal Mail to significantly cut the deliveries of second-class post, including scrapping Saturday delivery and only delivering during the …
Read More »Farming families to hand over pre-loved toys to Treasury to show how IHT threatens their future
Royal Mail's delivery service. Visit royalmail.com to arrange postage. Donations should be sent to NFU, Agriculture House, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire … Source link
Read More »Army bests Royal Military College 3-2 in annual cross-border hockey tilt
Open this photo in gallery: Hockey team Royal Military College Paladins practice ahead of their game against rival team West Point Army on Jan. 30.Kaja Tirrul/The Globe and Mail A moment of silence was held on Saturday for the 67 victims of this week’s collision between a commercial passenger jet …
Read More »Fight to end ‘ridiculous’ Post Office which doesn’t have a Post Office
Somerset MP Gideon Amos is taking his campaign for the return of a Post Office in Wellington to Parliament this week. More than 200 people have so far signed a petition he launched earlier this month. And now Mr Amos has secured a House of Commons debate on Post Offices …
Read More »Royal Mail could axe Saturday second class deliveries in parts of UK including Nottingham
Royal Mail could reduce postal services across various UK towns and cities in a significant overhaul. The company’s plan includes discontinuing second class deliveries on Saturdays in Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Darlington, Hull, London, Nottingham, Salisbury, and Winchester. Other areas affected include Antrim, Stockton-on-Tees, Hexham, and Scunthorpe. A six-month trial could …
Read More »New banking hub is just the start for town’s transformation
Gideon Amos MP has expressed his approval for the grand opening of Wellington’s new Banking Hub, located on Fore Street. This hub had been operating provisionally in what was previously the Community Office since March, with plans for its relocation to the old Barclays Bank building not far away. Addressing …
Read More »Royal Mail Delivery Office, in Church Street, Hadleigh, set to undergo ‘overdue’ refurbishment
Plans to restore the character of a postal delivery building have been approved. The Royal Mail Delivery Office, in Church Street, Hadleigh, is set to undergo an ‘overdue’ refurbishment, which includes replacing broken roof tiles, bargeboards and fascias as well as repairing and repainting the existing windows and internal doors. …
Read More »Jonathan Gullis still hasn’t found job 177 days after being ousted as Stoke-on-Trent MP
Former Stoke-on-Trent North MP Jonathan Gullis has still not found a permanent job – 177 days after losing his seat at the General Election. The former deputy Tory chairman has revealed he has even struggled to secure interviews since July 4. However, he has been earning money through freelance and …
Read More »Britain’s longest-serving Royal Mail postman from Essex border delivered turkeys at Christmas in record 60-year career
Britain’s longest-serving Royal Mail postman from the Essex border has recalled hand-delivering turkeys, kippers and last-minute gifts for Christmas as his record 60 years comes to an end this festive season. Robert Hudson, 76, known as Rocky, from Leyton, started his Royal Mail career in December 1964 when he was …
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