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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A man has said Royal Mail is costing his small business hundreds of pounds due to delivery delays. The man, who did not wish to be named, said he runs a business that sells items through eBay and relies on the postal service to get the parcels out to customers. …

Judges have been told to refer to postmen as “postal operatives” in a push for the court system to use gender-neutral language. The Equal Treatment Bench Book, most recently revised this month by the Judicial College, provides guidance to judges to ensure defendants, victims and witnesses are handled fairly. It …