A MAN has been charged following an attempted robbery at a post office in Clacton. A raider entered Clacton Post Office, in High Street, shortly before it closed at about 5.30pm on Monday. Officers were called to the scene following reports that a man had entered the store and verbally threatened a staff member, before making demands for money to be handed over. The man, who then left the shop on foot without any of the shop’s takings, was reported to have been carrying a firearm. A man was arrested in Clacton on Tuesday morning. Aron Parkinson, 34, of Station Road, Clacton has been charged with attempted robbery and having an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. He has also been charged with theft in relation to a separate incident. He is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Det Con Richard English, from Clacton CID, said: “A firearm has been recovered in the course of our enquiries. … [Read more...] about Man charged following an attempted robbery at the post office in Clacton
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How you can now use the Post Office for everyday banking tasks and they’re even open on a Sunday
THE vast majority of people can use the Post Office to complete banking tasks under a new agreement.It means that customers can use their local Post Office branch to deposit cash and cheques, check their balance, pay credit card debts and withdraw cash, regardless of which bank they have an account with.It gives millions of people access to their finances across the Post Office's 11,600 branches.The Post Office said that the new arrangement means that 99 per cent of UK personal banking customers can do their day-to-day banking at the Post Office, up from 95 per cent previously.It has also increased the number of business customers who can use services up to 75 per cent.Banks have closed thousands of branches in recent years as increasing numbers of customers switch to online services for day-to-day tasks.Over 4,000 Post Office branches open on a Sunday, with others opening early or closing late as part of its plan to extended opening hours.Nick Kennett, chief executive of … [Read more...] about How you can now use the Post Office for everyday banking tasks and they’re even open on a Sunday
Rich and famous Joanna Lumley, 71, still takes the tube and queues at the Post Office
She’s a household name, an undisputed national treasure, has four BAFTAs and has travelled the world – but if you’re in London, you might just bump into Joanna Lumley on the Underground.“I love the Tube,” Joanna, 71, tells TV Magazine. “When I first came to London when I was 18, my first job was as a house model at a department store. I went there by Tube and the sound of it, the brilliance of it – getting on at one station and popping out the other end… I adore the Tube.“When I got grand enough and rich enough to have private cars, I thought: ‘I’m never going down that route.’"To not be walking on the pavements or queuing in the Post Office – I’m never going to stop myself from being how I always used to be, and being part of London life. And as an actor you’ve got to always be watching and see how people are and what life is. If you separate yourself from all of that, you lose a lot.”She … [Read more...] about Rich and famous Joanna Lumley, 71, still takes the tube and queues at the Post Office
‘Buying the Mercedes E-Class Coupe is like turning down Uma Thurman for the woman at the post office. Because she’s so good at ironing’
IT was with some despair that I looked on the wall chart the other day and noted that a new Mercedes would be arriving for me to write about.Oh no, I thought. It’ll be an AMG and I’ll have to think of another long-winded simile to describe the noise it makes.As it turned out I needn’t have worried, because the car that turned up was not a thundering AMG. It was something called an E 400 4Matic coupé.Which in English means that it’s a four-wheel-drive, two-door version of your luxury Uber driver’s E-class saloon.Mercedes has gone down this route because it fancied having a pop at BMW’s fabulous 6-series coupé.It explains, with a serious face, that its car has 14mm more rear legroom than you get in the Beemer and that it’s also available with a four-cylinder engine.And then it sits back like a smug lawyer who’s delivered his killer point. But, I’m sorry, Mercedes is missing the point.Nobody cares two hoots about rear legroom … [Read more...] about ‘Buying the Mercedes E-Class Coupe is like turning down Uma Thurman for the woman at the post office. Because she’s so good at ironing’
Shocking new porn laws could force you to verify your age at the POST OFFICE before you can watch adult content
TOUGH new restrictions on online porn could force you to register your age at the post office before you're allowed to watch adult content.Last week, we revealed how the porn police are plotting to clamp down on unrestricted adult content by slapping viewers with a £15 charge before they are allowed to watch any X-rated clips.And now it has emerged that new regulations could force viewers to register their age by inputting credit card details, mobile numbers or even by going to the post office and showing their ID in person.The new rules are designed to make it harder for children to stumble across adult content, which is why the age verification process won't just involve mindlessly ticking a box on porn sites.And thanks to The Digital Economy Act finally receiving Royal Assent, the tough age restrictions are set to be enforced in the UK.The controversial new bill has been in the pipeline for a while, and promises a raft of tough measures to regulate the UK's … [Read more...] about Shocking new porn laws could force you to verify your age at the POST OFFICE before you can watch adult content