Beach Ices at Praa Sands
Ice meeting the sand at the base of the low cliff behind Praa Sands Beach, West Cornwall. 6th January 2009....
Icicles at Trewellard Bottoms
Water seeping through a wall is turned to icicles, ate Trewellard Bottoms, where Geevor Mine meets the sea....
Winter Sunset at Levant
A late afternoon scene, at Levant Mine, West Cornwall. 7th January 2009....
Winter at Levant
The old electricity generator building, at Levant Mine, West Cornwall, during the recent cold snap. 7th Jnauary 2009....
In case any of you have missed this news item: Junk-mail tip postman faces sack
A postman who advised people how to stop junk mail being delivered to their home could lose his job after bosses suspended him for misconduct.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5294708.stm
Anyway, this one has really backfired on the Royal Mail since the BBC broadcast the email address to opt out of junk mail. For those of you who haven't heard it's optout@royalmail.com
You will get a form back which you can fill in and send off to RM and they can stop your postie from delivering leaflets as far as is humanly possible
As for cold callers on the Phone. When I get one I just tell them that, because they called without me asking they will never get an order off me ever. It seems to work too
I just tell them I won't buy anything from them as I have no way of knowing they're not a fraudulent caller after my bank details. Any rebutal from then results in me saying "Prove it" until they put the phone down.
I emailed the optout@royalmail.com address and this is what I got:
[code:1] Royal Mail Door to Door
Opt Outs
Kingsmead House
Oxpens Road
OXFORD
OX1 1RX
.
Dear Customer
Thank you for your recent correspondence. I understand from your
letter/telephone call that you are considering “Opting Out” of receiving
Door to Door items. As a company we are quite happy to put the wheels in
motion to arrange the cessation of these deliveries to your premises but
before doing so, I need to make you fully aware of the implications of
“Opting Out” and once you have considered these, get your final written
authorisation to cease deliveries of this nature.
The main areas to be considered are:
· This service only relates to unaddressed mail. Mail bearing your
address and “To the Occupier” or any other generic recipient information,
Royal Mail is still legally obliged to deliver.
· It is not possible for us to separate advertising material and
information that you may want, such as leaflets from Central and Local
Government and other public bodies. Opting out from Royal Mail Door to Door
stops all unaddressed items.
· Opting out means no one at the Delivery point will receive mail of this
nature, is this acceptable to everyone inhabiting the property?
· If you simply want to reduce the amount of direct mail addressed in full
to yourself you can do so by registering with The Mailing Preference
Service. They can limit or reduce targeted direct mail by up to 90%. To
obtain an information pack please contact them at:
MPS, DMA House, 70 Margaret St., LONDON, W1W 8SS
www.mpsonline.org.uk
If you still wish to Opt Out of receiving Door to Door, please complete the
form enclosed and return it to the above address and we will process your
request. Every effort will be made to prevent the delivery of Door-to-Door
items by Royal Mail. Exceptionally, if relief staff are used, an
occasional delivery may occur.
Please be advised that it may take up to 6 weeks or more for the
implementation of unaddressed mail to not be delivered by Royal Mail.
Finally, there are, a number of other companies that deliver material
through your letterbox. We have no control over their actions. Again, the
Mailing Preference Service, can offer advice on firms operating in your
area:
Yours sincerely
Barbara Miller
Barbara Miller
Opt Out Co-ordinator
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| To:| Door to Door Opt Outs |
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| | Royal Mail Door to Door |
| | Kingsmead House |
| | Oxpens Road |
| | OXFORD |
| | OX1 1RX |
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| Address:| |
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| Reference:| Request to stop Door to Door mail being delivered to my address |
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I confirm that I have read and fully understood your letter advising me of
the implications of “Opting-Out” of receiving deliveries of Royal Mail
unaddressed ‘Door to Door’ items to my address.
I understand that I may miss important information from local, national or
government publications that are sent using this service.
From time to time, Royal Mail would like to contact you with information
about our products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do
not want to be contacted, please tick here.
Name:
Signature: Date: /
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They almost make it sound as if I'd miss being sent all the Council Tax-wasting propaganda the Council send...
If it's an electronic voice, press the hash key this should muddle it up Other wise ask them to " Hold the line" and don't go back With mail, if there's an addressed envelope no stamp needed. seal it and pop it in the post, they will have to pay for the stamp
Rise in county's road death toll
The number of people who have died on Cornwall's roads rises in the last year to 35, police say.
Film con man ordered to pay £100K
The man who swindled almost £2m in a film studio scam is ordered to forfeit £100,000 by a judge.
Triplets survive against the odds
A woman from Cornwall who gave birth to triplets 14 weeks early describes their survival as a "miracle".
Call for inquiry into fire centre
Fire chiefs demand a public inquiry into the delayed opening of the regional fire control centre.
Prison sentence for benefit cheat
A man who admitted swindling more than £51,000 in benefits over a six-year period is jailed for 18 months.
Divers face trial over shipwreck
Three Cornish divers accused of plundering a shipwreck off the coast of Spain are to be tried in a Spanish court.
‘NO’ TO NUCLEAR WASTE IN CORNWALL - MPs
Proposals to bring nuclear waste to Cornwall have been described as ‘absurd and irresponsible’ by Cornish MPs.
Route Partnership Plan for Penzance unnecessary
Their plan having been rejected by the public in the final exhibition in Septmber with 90% against the Route Partnership have decided to try again in mid January after a mailout and poster campaign.The Chamber of Commerce has been at the forefront of this campaign.
