Ashton’s Royal Mail Delivery Office will be remaining permanently closed, following previous plans for a temporary relocation. In December 2023, a routine building fabric survey at the office revealed the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels. On the advice of chartered structural engineers, two exclusion zones were created …
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Super-strength drugs produced in illicit labs in Eastern Europe and the Far East are set to spread throughout Greater Manchester, a doctor has warned. More than 100 deaths in the UK have been linked to synthetic opioids called nitazenes since last summer, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). However, …
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Vehicles on Mottram Moor. Image: Nigel Wood. A campaign group has stepped up its opposition to the proposed A57 link roads. High Peak Green New Deal has printed 10,000 leaflets and many of these will be delivered by Royal Mail over the next couple of weeks. Volunteers have already delivered …
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Photo by Brett Jordan from Pexels A local postman has criticised his Royal Mail bosses after claiming they have been told to prioritise parcel deliveries instead of first class mail. The ‘postie’ who wished to remain anonymous, branded the move “disgusting”. He claimed everything from Christmas cards to hospital appointment …
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The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Royal Mail staff at a Manchester depot hit by a major coronavirus outbreak could not get tested for four days after England’s mobile testing programme – previously run by the army …
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Four new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Greater Manchester today including the first three in Manchester itself, taking the total in the region to 18. The Manchester Evening News understands that one of the confirmed cases is a Royal Mail worker. The Department of Health today said that as …
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A man has been taken to hospital following a collision involving a BMW and Peugeot in Ancoats. Oldham Road has been sealed off following the collision, which took place near to the Royal Mail sorting office. Police have said one man has been taken to hospital by the ambulance service. …
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