The Post Office has issued an alert over letters containing a free £150 boost before Christmas. UK households are being urged to watch out for new letters on the doormat from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for the Warm Home Discount. They are urging people with a prepayment …
Read More »Post Office issues £150 warning to UK households who pay an energy bill
The Post Office has urged UK households to come forward and “redeem” a free £150 towards their energy bills. The Post Office is calling on households to redeem vital energy bill support vouchers as we head deeper into the autumn and winter months. The Post Office is urging people to …
Read More »Eight firms hiring staff over Christmas including Aldi, Amazon, Sainsbury’s, Argos and Royal Mail
Christmas is the busiest time of year for shops and many companies are taking on new staff to help cope with customer demand. Among the firms offering seasonal jobs are Amazon, Argos, Poundland, Marks and Spencer and Royal Mail, as well as supermarkets Aldi, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s. The roles on …
Read More »Drivers who get this DVLA warning will have to pay an extra £600 a year
In a significant overhaul of car taxation, over one million UK drivers are set to face major changes as the government aims to make vehicle taxes “fairer”. Starting April 2025, electric vehicle (EV) owners will be subject to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), aligning them with petrol and diesel vehicle owners. …
Read More »Anonymous author posts X-rated letters with ‘grubby sex scenes’ as bizarre mystery leaves locals baffled
A Doncaster street has been gripped by an anonymous author posting x-rated letters detailing ‘grubby sex scenes’. Residents in Abbott Street, Hexthorpe, have been left baffled as they received the strange deliveries via Royal Mail. Each one details an elaborate yarn about a ‘Reverend’ and his bit on the side …
Read More »ITV confirms much-loved drama returning with third series
One of ITV’s most popular dramas is returning. The channel has revealed that Vicky McClure’s hit crime drama Trigger Point will return for a third season. Following the success of season two, which drew in an average of 8.1m viewers, the show will once again be back on screens. Season …
Read More »Post Office cleaner spent years sweeping dust from ‘ragged pipes’ – he had no idea how deadly it was
An 83-year-old man who worked as a cleaner for the Post Office for more than 30 years has been found to have died as a result of exposure to asbestos. Joseph Chumnery, who was born in the West Indies in 1940 before moving to the UK aged 19 or 20, …
Read More »Professional Pensions: Stories of the week
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Read More »Surrey woman left fuming after town left without reliable Royal Mail post for four months
A Surrey woman who says her town has been suffering from an unreliable Royal Mail post service for more than four months has said that the situation has left her “fuming”. Every day Emma Hensby waits to hear the sound of the postman but is often disappointed. Her flat in …
Read More »Former Grimsby sub-postmaster caught up in Post Office scandal sadly dies before receiving compensation
A former Grimsby sub-postmaster whose life was torn apart by the Post Office scandal has sadly died before receiving full compensation for being wrongly sacked. Gillian and David Blakey were finally cleared in 2021 along with dozens like them who were wrongly sacked or convicted of theft, fraud and false …
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