I am struck by the similarities between Prince Harry’s and Dominic Cummings’s recent outpourings. Railing against the institution you were once part of never evokes much sympathy and is likely to bite
I am struck by the similarities between Prince Harry’s and Dominic Cummings’s recent outpourings. Railing against the institution you were once part of never evokes much sympathy and is likely to bite
Rookie pilots have left RAF Chinook helicopter trapped in muddy field for days
The massive helicopter has been bogged down in a muddy field since Tuesday, and efforts to dig it out have been progressing very slowly for fear of damaging its delicate electronics
The RAF Chinook helicopter was stuck in mud following a precautionary landing (Image: PA)
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With Christmas fresh in the mind, and various articles appearing in this newspaper and online about the strain and the pressure the Royal Mail is feeling due to the season, I thought it relevant to tell the tale of two Wantage Postmen in the past. The first of these was John Alfred Gauntlett (1844-1924) known as Alfred who first came to Wantage around 1860 as a servant to the Postmaster Joseph Lewis when the Post Office was part of what is now the Post Office Vaults. Born in Southall Middlesex, Alfred married a local girl Ellen Holloway and the couple eventually had three children Arthur, Selina and Alice. Alfred was appointed a town postman in Wantage on the 12th August 1864.