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 …
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Jersey Post’s finances continue to recover, despite mail volumes falling again. Underlying profit for 2024 was £700,000 before tax, compared to a loss of 2023 in £900,000. That has followed a very difficult 2022 for the island’s postal service, when it was £6.6 million in the red. Read: Jersey Post …
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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 …
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Image: Pixabay / Matthias Schild Area appears on list again A postcode which covers all of Exeter and parts of Devon is one most feared by postal workers. In 2023 alone, Royal Mail recorded a staggering 40 incidents within this postcode. This alarming trend is not isolated, with the EX …
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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 …
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The legendary Loch Ness Monster is featured on a new stamp issued by Britain’s Royal Mail as part of a collection celebrating “fabled figures from popular folklore” in the United Kingdom. The fantastic set, reportedly drawn by artist Adam Simpson and revealed on Thursday, highlights what the postal service describes …
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The new Joint Chair, David Wakefield A new Joint Chair has been appointed to Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (TGICFT). The trusts run the Stepping Hill Hospital and Tameside Hospital alongside community health services in Stockport, Tameside and Glossop. David Wakefield …
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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 …
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Police are investigating “dozens of people” at the Post Office and Fujitsu, the head of a nationwide operation has announced. A team of 100 officers nationwide are looking at potential suspects and their involvement in the Post Office scandal. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing from their branches …
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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 …
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