Bustling shops, pubs, libraries and banks can all help knit together a thriving community and prevent loneliness by getting people out and about and talking to each other. But nearly 20,000 of these vital hubs have closed since before the pandemic. Whether we are shopping online or using self-scan tills …
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Hayley Turner, Britain’s winning-most female jockey, said she had to call in the police after the correspondence took a turn for the worst Hayley Turner was targeted by a prison inmate ( Image: Getty Images) Britain’s winning-most female jockey has revealed she was once sent “a spliff” by a prison …
Read More »Royal Mail makes huge change to deliveries – and it will help customers
Royal Mail posties will now be able to leave your parcel in a safe place if you know you’re not going to be home, instead of having to return it to the nearest depot Royal Mail posties can now leave parcels in a safe place ( Image: Bloomberg via Getty …
Read More »Inside world of Great Train Robbery ‘tea boy’ who became world’s most infamous fugitive
Exclusive: Ronnie Biggs only played a small role in the 1963 robbery of a Royal Mail train stealing £2.6million, but became the most infamous after escaping Wandsworth Prison and evading the law for 36 years Great Train robbery fugitive Ronnie Biggs, who has just had a posthumous autobiography of his …
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CCTV played in court today shows Stefan-Alexandru Bloj’s 44-tonne HGV smash into the back of David Sullivan’s white Citroen Relay van at a roundabout off a motorway Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail lorry driver nodded off at the wheel and killed a …
Read More »Just TWO DAYS to use stamps without barcodes before they become invalid
Royal Mail has said that it will it try to ensure people have their new stamps within seven working days through its Swap Out scheme, introduced earlier this year Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Why your 1st and 2nd class stamps will be unusable …
Read More »‘Why won’t Tories take on bad bosses mistreating workers and wasting taxpayer cash?’ – Darren Jones MP
Writing for the Mirror, Chair of the Commons Business Select Committee Darren Jones accused ministers of dashing to help Nigel Farage while ignoring ordinary customers and workers Labour’s Darren Jones said that Nigel Farage has power over Tory ministers ( Image: Reach Plc) Dame Alison Rose, the former CEO of …
Read More »Post Office workers handed ‘zombie’ sword to schoolboy who killed classmate hours later
Exclusive: Post Office staff failed to check Prabjeet Veadhesa’s ID when he collected the deadly parcel – and apparently assessed the 16-year-old to be over 25 simply by looking at him Ronan Kanda with his mum Pooja ( Image: Family Collect) Bungling Post Office workers handed over a “zombie” sword …
Read More »‘The real scandals in the email diary of George Osborne, aged 52 and a quarter’ – Fleet Street Fox
An anonymous email has been sent to guests on the eve of George Osborne’s wedding, says Fleet Street Fox. Pity he’s not ashamed about everything else he’s done Hullo! George Osborne here, the Ghost of Tories Past. I’m writing to all the most important people in the world ahead of …
Read More »Royal Mail warning: Five weeks left to use old stamps before they become WORTHLESS
Classic stamps are being replaced by ones with barcodes, with the “grace period” for using older stamps set to end on July 31, 2023 – meaning you don’t have long left to use them up Royal Mail is getting rid of older stamps in favour for ones with barcodes ( …
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