People looking for Covid tests have been warned to expect weeks of disruption after Conservative Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned the system will need to be “constrained” on and off for a fortnight. Boris Johnson had urged people to check their status before Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, leading …
Read More »London Covid: Where you can get lateral flow tests when they run out online
Lateral flow tests are in huge demand as coronavirus cases continue to soar across the capital – here’s where to get them when they run out online. The government website announced they have completely run out of both lateral flow test (LFT) kits and PCR booking slots around the country …
Read More »Under-pressure Royal Mail staff in Nuneaton forced to deliver days’ worth of delayed post
Under-pressure postal staff in Nuneaton have been forced to deliver days worth of delayed mail. Yesterday (December 29) post men and women were making mail deliveries across Nuneaton, some of which had been in the sorting office since last Thursday (December 23). On top of this, they have also had …
Read More »Royal Mail: When will post be delivered on the New Year bank holiday weekend? – MyLondon
Royal Mail helps deliver cards, parcels and presents to people across the UK in time for the festive season. However, even posties need a break to … Source link
Read More »2021 East Midlands Review of the Year: March to April
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 …
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