Residents and businesses of Newport Pagnell have raised concerns this week after Milton Keynes Council closed the high street to vehicles on Monday (15th June). As previously reported by MKFM last Friday, the decision was taken in an attempt to aid social distancing as a majority of shops around the …
Read More »How to celebrate Mother’s Day 2020 if you can’t see your mum
20 March 2020, 15:00 | Updated: 20 March 2020, 15:02 Mother’s Day 2020 ideas. Picture: Getty Images Here’s how to celebrate Mother’s Day this year amid the coronavirus self-isolation. With the official UK government advice to avoid all non-essential contact to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many families won’t get …
Read More »Tributes paid to man killed on A30
Saturday, March 14th, 2020 9:15am By Ollie Heptinstall Hamish Culling was hit by a Royal Mail goods vehicle Tributes have been paid to a 23-year-old man who died after being hit by a lorry on the A30 near Exeter last Friday [6 March]. Hamish Culling died at the …
Read More »Sen. Mitt Romney proposes bill to fight sending opioids, fentanyl through mail
SALT LAKE CITY — Drug traffickers often use the post office and private shipping companies to send opioids, including fentanyl, to people across the country. Now, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., have introduced a bill to curtail the circulation of illicit drugs through the mail. The …
Read More »Knives Disguised As Combs And Lipsticks Available For Sale Via Instagram
17 September 2019, 07:41 An LBC investigation has uncovered knives disguised as lipsticks and combs for sale via Instagram for just over ten pounds. Promoted at young women and girls one looks like a pink plastic comb until you pull the top off to reveal a six inch knife. The …
Read More »Sir Elton John is being honoured by Royal Mail
Thursday, September 5th, 2019 8:32am By Ali Hill Elton John is the first living artist to receive the commemoration. You know you’ve made it when your face features on a stamp, which is exactly what has happened to Sir Elton John. Elton has sold more than 300 million …
Read More »13 parcel postboxes unveiled in NR postcode area
16 August 2019, 07:17 | Updated: 16 August 2019, 07:23 Royal Mail has unveiled 13 parcel postboxes in the Norwich postcode area. They’ll allow parcels to be posted in the same way letters are. It’s the first major change of use for the postbox since it was introduced 160 years …
Read More »Kelly Mary Fauvrelle: Ex-partner accepts responsibility for killing
The ex-partner of a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death in her own bedroom has accepted responsibility for her killing, a court has heard. Twenty-five-year-old Aaron McKenzie has been charged with the murder of Kelly Mary Fauvrelle – who was eight months pregnant at the time of the attack – …
Read More »Fears of ‘fatalities’ as dog attacks on postal workers rise
Postal workers are risking their lives delivering letters to homes with aggressive dogs, according to Royal Mail. The organisation warns there have been 2,484 dog attacks on employees in the past year, an increase of nine percent, with some having lost fingers. Spokesman Dr Shaun Davis told talkRADIO’s Mike Graham that any …
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