Thursday 22 December 2022 11:51 am Vouchers: People struggled to get hold of their energy redemption due to the postal strike. Royal Mail has apologised after just 16 per cent of energy bill support scheme (EBSS) vouchers were delivered by post this December. The company which has been crippled by …

Scots who are waiting for Christmas deliveries may be have to wait longer as Yodel is the latest courier to confirm issues with parcels just days after DPD announced delays. Amid the busiest time of year for deliveries, the company announced that depots were behind schedule, impacting a long list …

POSTAL strikes are set to go ahead in Cumbria this week after talks fell down between the CWU and Royal Mail. Postal workers will be striking on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. The strikes will be the 17th and 18th days of action in an increasingly bitter dispute, …

T he firefighters union proposing industrial action has warned members to send strike ballots in early because of post delays caused by Royal Mail walkouts. More than 33,000 members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) are balloting on strike action between December 5 and January 30 -an extended period, which …

Industrial strike Royal Mail workers will stage fresh strikes in the days before Christmas in the increasingly bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will walk out on Friday and Christmas Eve following a spate of stoppages this year. The company said it …

A deals website is offering anybody who wants access to the Disney+ streaming service £30 off in time for Christmas. Fans of Disney can get access to the entire streaming service including the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newest films Thor: Love and Thunder and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, …

East Londonderry MLA Claire Sugden has expressed solidarity with striking postal workers in Coleraine as they prepare to enter their sixth month of industrial action. Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers Union have held a series of strike days since August, demanding improved pay and conditions. Ms Sugden met …

A pensioner was left bemused after a package was delivered to his home – nine years after he originally posted it.  Michael McQuaide, 67, had posted the parcel in October 2013 but the post has now been returned to him by the Royal Mail with a label which says ‘unable …

Receive the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our free Morning Headlines email Royal Mail has warned customers about this “services will be affected” by postal workers going on strike over wages, job security and working conditions in succession, adding that …

(Bloomberg) — Royal Mail said the company is battling for survival and accused a union of “peddling lies” in a strongly-worded letter to staff ahead of another round of strikes. Postal workers will walk out on Friday and Saturday, disrupting the delivery of Christmas gifts and cards in a blow …