Royal Mail is set to recruit 20,000 temporary workers to support deliveries and parcel sorting over the Christmas period, the firm announced on Monday (29 September). The roles include 12,000 mail centre sorting positions in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 600 in Wales, and 400 in Northern Ireland. A further …

Royal Mail has doubled the amount of its apprenticeship levy that it shares with small and medium-sized businesses to £2 million a year, after its initial fund was oversubscribed in just three months. About 140 businesses across a number of sectors, including ecommerce, manufacturing and engineering, have already accessed the …

Royal Mail has announced they will recruit 20,000 seasonal staff to help bolster deliveries for the Christmas period. New position will be opened at two parcel hubs, four sorting facilities an across 37 mail centres across the UK in time for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas rush. Royal …

Bloomberg via Getty Images Postal deliveries in Canada have ground to halt as thousands of postal workers across the country walked off the job. The nationwide strike comes after the Canadian government authorised widespread reforms to Canada Post that would shut some post offices and end door-to-door delivery. The Canadian …

PayPoint Plc   Follow | PAY rallied on Tuesday as it said that Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services has taken a 49% stake in Collect+ for £43.9m and announced a special dividend as a result of the deal.Collect+ currently has a network of more than 14,000 Out of Home locations in …

ROYAL Mail is set to open thousands of shops across the UK for the first time. The major deal will see around 8,000 Collect+ convenience stores rebranded to Royal Mail shops. 2 Royal Mail is set to open thousands of high street shops across the countryCredit: Royal Mail 2 The …

By Tom Fish ( September 30, 2025, 11:25 AM BST) — The new owner of Royal Mail said Tuesday that it has acquired a 49% stake in a U.K. parcel collection and drop-off network for £43.9 million ($59 million) from PayPoint PLC, amid a shift in the way consumers manage their …

For the first time, customers will be able to buy Royal Mail parcel postage and stamps over the counter at these locations, allowing them to pay in person as well as purchase postage online in advance. This gives those who prefer face-to-face services more flexibility in how they access Royal …

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Jonny ManningNorth East and Cumbria and Sian HallBBC Radio Cumbria Broughton Community Services CIC Campaigners say heavy traffic and parked cars near where the postbox will be installed will put people in danger Moving a town’s postbox next to a livestock auction will put elderly residents in danger, campaigners say. …