A postcard has been delivered to a Welsh address an astonishing 121 years after it was sent. Staff at Swansea Building Society couldn’t believe their eyes when going through the mail at their Cradock Street head office on the morning of Friday, August 16. There was the usual mortgage and …
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A postman caught up in a huge and terrifying explosion that shook an entire street and claimed the life of a 68-year-old man has spoken of his ongoing shock and how lucky he feels to be alive. Jonathan Roberts, who is 49, was driving his Royal Mail postal van in …
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A woman has been left upset and unsure where to turn after Royal Mail lost some of her mother’s ashes in the post. Kayleigh Evans’s mother Christine Evans died in December 2021 aged 62 after catching coronavirus. As a way to honour her, Kayleigh, from Swansea, decided to encase some …
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Bonfire Night 2022 is fast approaching – nope, we can’t believe it either – and it’s time to get the sparklers ready along with the gloves, hats and scarves as we stand outside and stare at the sky for some cracking firework displays. Across the country, there are some great …
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There are tales of poltergeists, the paranormal and plain unusual. And falling firmly into the latter category is the ‘glue-sniffing snails of Gower’. The peculiar story of the shelled gastropods features in the latest series of Kiri’s TV Flashback, due to broadcast on BBC One Wales on Friday, January 7. …
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Champion bodybuilder Andrew Humphreys looked the epitome of physical fitness and his dedication won him the title of Mr Wales a total of three times. When he died suddenly from a heart attack in 2000 it not only sent shockwaves through the sport but it also sent his sister Lee-Anne …
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Spirits in the Swansea suburb of Dunvant have been somewhat dampened this week after receiving the news that their beloved postman Al is being transferred to a different patch. While most of us might say a little hello to our local postman (if we’re lucky), in Derlwyn, Dunvant, residents treasure …
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Dozens of people missed out on their chance to get their Covid vaccines – and it may have been because their mail was late. Swansea Bay University Health Board said 80 people failed to attend the Margam Orangery mass vaccination centre on Monday, March 1, despite letters having been sent …
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A man who ordered a £7 flick knife from China on the internet has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. The weapon was found when a parcel being mailed to Swansea marked “kitchenware” was intercepted and opened. Police were alerted to the discovery and officers arrested the intended recipient, …
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