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Fears stolen postboxes being shipped abroad

A string of postbox thefts could have been for their heritage value and to ship them overseas, police said. Four were stolen in Cheshire last year from rural areas in the south of the county. PC Jonathan Lightfoot, a rural crime officer with Cheshire Police, said the thefts were not …

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New stamps to celebrate Hornby model railways

Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, produced his first clockwork Hornby Series trains in 1920, followed in 1929 with the first models representing real British locomotives. The stamps also depict the model of …

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