Postal workers completed a 48-hour UK-wide strike on Thursday, as rail workers began a two day national stoppage Friday. The postal strike involves 115,000 workers who are demanding a pay increase, an end to attacks on working conditions and the withdrawal of a plan for 10,000 redundancies. The rail stoppage …

DPD has suspended deliveries in nearly 50 postcodes around Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire as Christmas approaches. Due to the inconvenience caused by Royal Mail’s industrial action on Sunday, December 11, the parcel company has announced delays in its next-day delivery service. After a long-running disagreement about jobs, wages, and working …

Royal Mail officials say they treat all items of mail with equal importance after concerns were raised by Nottinghamshire residents that parcels were being prioritised by the business. Residents in West Bridgford and Lady Bay alleged that a postal worker told them they had been told to only handle parcels …

Final parcel delivery dates are coming up. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire Royal Mail and Evri, previously known as Hermes, have both announced the final dates for customers to send their parcels in time for Christmas. Evri offers a few different services for customers to use – most local newsagents and …

Royal Mail workers are continuing to strike, as part of a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have held a series of walkouts in recent months, which Royal Mail claims have cost it in excess of £100m. Workers most recently walked out …

Royal Mail has warned customers that today is their last chance to send packages and cards first-class in time for Christmas as staff return to work after two days of strikes. The company said it had been forced to bring forward its deadline by five days because of the industrial …

The Royal Mail has issued an urgent warning that today (December 16) is the last chance to post letters and parcels in time for Christmas. It comes amid several days of protest that have caused major disruption to the postal service. Friday, December 16 is the final date to post …

Still need to send letters or parcels to loved ones for Christmas? Want to place a last-minute order to add one more present beneath the Christmas tree? You’ll need to act fast. That’s because the deadline for Royal Mail to guarantee delivery of first-class post in time for Christmas is …

16 December 2022, 12:20 | Updated: 16 December 2022, 12:21 Royal Mail say first class post and parcels must be sent today to arrive in time for Christmas. Picture: Alamy Royal Mail has warned that first-class cards and parcels must be sent today to be delivered in time for Christmas, …

Christmas is officially just nine days away, meaning you might find that you still have quite a few things left to finish up, including some last minute gifts. If, like so many of us, you are thinking about getting some last minute orders in online, then you might want to …