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Tributes have been paid to a “proud” Leicestershire man who died after a “determined” five-month-battle with cancer. David Wheeler, from Loughborough, lost his fight with colon cancer on October 25, with daughter Sarah, and sister, Trish, by his side. The 72-year-old, of Charles Street, moved to West Yorkshire in recent …

With Christmas Day being just three weeks away, shoppers are being urged to get their presents and cards in the post to make sure they arrive in time. As families get ready to send millions of items through the post to loved ones at home and overseas, Post Office and …

It’s the kind of sight that would make Postman Pat’s heart sink – a postbox in Bristol that has been repurposed by litter louts as a rubbish bin. Perhaps it is because there are two post boxes right next to each other on this spot in Bedminster, but it can’t …

People in Eccles were forced to queue in the rain for up to 30 minutes to collect post – and some were still left empty-handed. Photos showed a long line of customers outside the sorting office on Saturday. Last week, the M.E.N reported that locals in Eccles hadn’t received any …

It’s an age-old tradition in most households – writing a letter to Santa. But just imagine if Santa wrote back? Well, imagine no more as we have the answer just for you Thanks to Royal Mail your child can get their own personalised reply from St Nick himself – and …

A family have found themselves on a naughty list this Christmas, after leaving a “rude” note for their postman, accusing him of pretending to attempt to deliver their parcels. Postman Dave, whose name has been changed for his privacy, found a handwritten note on the front door of one of …

A postman banned a “rude” resident from receiving mail after they left an “unnecessarily snarky” note for him. The postal worker has vowed not to deliver mail to the resident after they left a ranting note accusing him of “pretending” to ring their doorbell with a parcel. The resident’s handwritten …

A postman has vowed to add an address on his round to a ‘naughty list’ after they wrote a ‘rude’ note accusing Royal Mail of withholding their parcel. The postal carrier came across the note taped to the front door of a house on December 1. He took a photo …

The spate of doorstep thefts has shocked residents of the idyllic riverside village of Waldringfield, where there were just four burglaries reported last year. The theft of the drawings came after a 5ft model reindeer Lesley York had ordered for Christmas for £50 was taken from his doorstep on being …

The boss of Royal Mail has issued an urgent call to managers to hire extra vans to deliver Christmas presents on time. Simon Thompson, a former Apple executive who also ran the NHS Test and Trace app, has told managers across its 1,200 sorting offices to get their hands on …