Over Christmas we are looking back on a remarkable year for business across the region. One that started in the midst of latest lockdown restrictions but which seemed to be on the up with vaccination roll-outs. As businesses were getting back to some level of normality, they took a fresh …
Read More »London Covid: Shocking photo shows London post box stuffed full with PCR tests
Christmas is a time of stocking stuffers, parcels and cards being sent across the land, with Royal Mail typically hiring around 20,000 extra staff to deal with seasonal gift-giving. Workers in London were probably not expecting to be handling hundreds of PCR tests when they signed up. With the spread …
Read More »Cora’s surprise letter is special delivery for granny Anne
When seven-year-old Cora Kelly Bell wrote a surprise letter to her granny in Northern Ireland, she decided to set a special challenge for the postman. Cora, who lives in Stirling in Scotland, addressed her letter simply with ‘Anne, who takes photographs of Fair Head, Ballycastle, N Ireland’. Grandmother Anne Kelly …
Read More »Scots girl sets challenge for postman with letter addressed to granny
When seven-year-old Cora Kelly Bell wrote a surprise letter to her granny in Northern Ireland, she decided to set a special challenge for the postman. Cora, who lives in Stirling in Scotland, addressed her letter simply with ‘Anne, who takes photographs of Fair Head, Ballycastle, N Ireland’. Grandmother Anne Kelly …
Read More »Warning to every online shopper over fake delivery text messages as number of reported scams soars
UK Finance is warning online bargain hunters to be wary of scam parcel texts after new data revealed that just over half (55.94%) of all reported “smishing” messages in the final three months of this year have claimed to be from delivery firms. Huge numbers of parcels are expected by …
Read More »25 historical facts about Kent that will blow your mind
Kent has a rich and colourful history, but there are some facts that are absolutely astounding. There is something about Kent that seems to attract people. Whether it is the Romans or the rich and famous, people seem to fall in love with the county. Read more: The fascinating stories …
Read More »Disgraced councillor to pay back £4,000 in fees for failed ban appeal bids
A disgraced councillor will have to pay back more than £4,000 in fees for his failed appeals to have his 16-month ban overturned, the Express can reveal. Former Paisley southeast councillor Paul Mack has been ordered to front up the cash for the two hearings held by the Standards Commission …
Read More »Masked robbers raid post office and steal cigarettes after ‘struggle’ with staff
Masked robbers struggled with an employee before stealing cigarettes from a Post Office on Christmas Eve. Three suspects walked into the Post Office branch in Longfellow Drive, Worksop, at around 4.30pm on December 24. After a brief struggle with a female member of staff they loaded the cigarettes into back …
Read More »When will Royal Mail be making collections and deliveries between now and January 4
The time between Christmas and New Year is an odd one, people don’t know what day of the week it is and a lot of people are still off work. This year is made even more confusing with a four-day weekend because Christmas and Boxing Day fell on Saturday and …
Read More »Post deliveries from Royal Mail: when we will and won’t get post between now and January 4
It’s a strange time of year, when many of us struggle to remember what day of the week it is. And it’s made all the more confusing this year, with a four-day weekend due to Christmas and Boxing Day falling on a Saturday and Sunday. Because of this, there will …
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