[ad_1] An organised crime group have been jailed after importing drugs from the USA to be supplied in Blackpool. Zack Higginson and Andrew Taylor filmed themselves bagging up the drugs from the USA and orchestrated the transport and delivery of them in parcels to other members of the Organised Crime Group (OCG). An investigation found…
[ad_1] Friday, 5 September 2025 14:37 Rachel Daly has been announced as Aston Villa Women’s club captain. Aston Villa Women have officially appointed Harrogate-born footballer Rachel Daly as their club captain. The club announced yesterday (Thursday) that Rachel will lead the team for the upcoming 2025–26 Women’s Super League season. The striker, originally from Harrogate,…
[ad_1] Thursday, 4 September 2025 08:06 Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon. Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon said he is “furious” after Royal Mail announced profits – despite cutting key services. Tom has accused Royal Mail of “betraying their customers” after the company confirmed they had returned a profit for the first time in…
[ad_1] 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 veterans a safe space…
[ad_1] 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 loses £6.6m amid ‘perfect…
[ad_1] 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 quickly located the two…
[ad_1] 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 area appearing on the…
[ad_1] 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 examining the role of…
[ad_1] 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 as eight “timeless tales…
[ad_1] 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 has held previous Chair…