The Met Office has issued a slew of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice today with treacherous conditions forecast. Royal Mail is alerting its customers that service interruptions might be imminent, pointing out that “the safety of our people is our priority” when it comes to severe weather disruptions. …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery delays warning issued to customers
Royal Mail has shared an update after snow and ice weather warnings were issued across the country Royal Mail have shared an update following the weather over the weekend(Image: 2024 Getty Images) As most of the UK has been hit by weather warnings for snow and ice, a lot of …
Read More »Postmen explain why they always wear shorts – even when it’s freezing
Brits have been left baffled by postmen who wear shorts all year round, no matter what the weather, but the Royal Mail workers have a very good reason for doing this A brave postman wearing shorts in the snow in Manchester ( Image: (Image: Getty)) As the weather turns even …
Read More »Storm Bert leads to ‘severe flooding’ across Northern Ireland – RECAP
Storm Bert brought periods of wind and severe flooding across Northern Ireland on Saturday. The Met Office issued two separate weather warnings for the region with a wind warning as gusts of up to 70 mph were expected around coastal areas of Northern Ireland today, November 23. The Emergency Flooding …
Read More »Storm Bert: Department for Infrastructure statement after flooding across Northern Ireland
The Emergency Flooding Payment Scheme has been activated in Northern Ireland after Storm Bert brought flooding across the region on Saturday. The Department of Infrastructure’s Roads and Rivers Teams have been responding to over 500 incidents since the yellow weather warning for Storm Bert came in last night. They say …
Read More »In pictures: More photos of the stunning Northern Lights over northern Lincolnshire
The forecasters predicted it and you were there with your mobiles and cameras ready to capture one of nature’s most stunning spectacles. A great selection of amazing shots of the Northern Lights came flooding in to Grimsby Live, showing the extraordinary and other-worldly display of glowing colours over the northern …
Read More »St Swithin’s Day fears for a gloomy summer… but Scottish travel agents are rubbing their hands
Scots fed up with our glummer summer are begging travel agents ‘Get me out of here!’. Barrhead Travel report a 25% jump in last-minute bookings as the weather here shows no sign of improvement. Families are clamouring for flights to foreign resorts where sunshine is guaranteed, like Turkey, Spain and …
Read More »Met Office share exact time heavy rain and thunder could hit Godiva Festival
The Met Office forecast predicts thunder could hit Coventry on last day of Godiva Festival 2024. The latest local online report for today (July 7) says that there could be some ‘heavy and potentially thundery’ showers hit our area this afternoon. According to the 24 hour forecast for today, the …
Read More »When do clocks change in Ireland as 8pm sunsets just around the corner
Beer garden season is back as the grand stretch in the evening returns to Ireland this month. We can expect sunny mornings, warmer weather and 8pm sunsets soon all following the Spring Equinox earlier this week. On Wednesday, the sun started moving north of the equator – meaning many countries …
Read More »Posties reveal why they always wear shorts whatever the weather
24 August 2023, 17:30 Many postmen and women wear shorts all year round. Picture: Alamy Royal Mail posties have explained why they never wear trousers – come rain or shine. Ever noticed your local postie always seems to be wearing shorts? While some sport trousers in the rain or snow, …
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