Rutland County Council is taking steps to ensure postal ballot papers reach voters in the Langham Neighbourhood Plan Referendum, following delays caused by Royal Mail strike action. A referendum to decide if the Langham Neighbourhood Plan should be adopted is scheduled to take place on Thursday (December 15). Postal ballot …

12 December 2022, 12:33 Nurses and ambulance staff are set to strike in December over pay and working conditions. Picture: Getty For the first time in history, nurses and ambulance staff will be going on strike in a huge dispute over wages – here are the strike dates for this …

We would like to hear from shoppers about how they’re dealing with disruptions to their deliveries this winter. Were you aware of a delay when you bought the item or have you been taken by surprise? Are you doing more shopping on the high street instead? Share your experiences We …

Huge piles of undelivered post are reportedly being left out in the elements at a Royal Mail Centre.  Staff at the Filton, Bristol, site also claim they have been told by management to bin flyers and promotional mail with questions raised by the union over the legality of that decision. …

Those wanting to send Christmas cards and packages by second class post should so so today, advise Royal Mail bosses amid fears that backlogs are building as workers launch into six days of strikes. The postal service has been forced to bring forward its final festive posting dates because of …

© Reuters Royal Mail strike spreads disruption to couriers Evri and DPD Proactive Investors – Royal Mail (LON:) competitors DPD and Evri have both blamed postal worker strikes for disrupting their services as demand for alternatives has shot up. Evri, formerly Hermes, said on its website that “high parcel volumes, …

As the huge wave of winter strikes grinds on, the government seems to be suffering from the political equivalent of snow blindness. The general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing says she’ll “press pause” on her members’ imminent walkouts if ministers will finally talk about pay, but at the …

A dad has blasted Asda after claiming his son was allowed to buy a £2 scratchcard – despite being NINE YEARS below the legal age limit. James Fletcher-Retallick, 47, said he was “shocked” son Ronnie, seven, was able to make the purchase with his pocket money. The minimum age to …

Chipping Norton posties are pictured in Parliament Square with Branch Secretary, Chad Croom The postal workers massed in Parliament Square with banners demanding (Simon) ‘Thompson out’ and ‘Save our Royal Mail’. Simon Thompson is chief executive of Royal Mail. They were joined byChipping Norton Town Councillor and former UNISON Regional …

Nurse Carmel O’Boyle has worked in the NHS for more than a quarter of a century, first as a healthcare assistant and then as a nurse at a walk-in centre in Liverpool. “Winter pressures are always hard. But after working through the pandemic, we are just exhausted. Morale is on …