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The number of Royal Mail delivery offices facing delays and backlogs has almost quadrupled in the past couple of weeks, JP Morgan thinks. The bank’s analysts think that, of Royal Mail’s 1,200 or so delivery offices, 77 have “material difficulties with service levels”, compared with 20 at the end of …

A LETTER deliberately ambiguously addressed to a Craven chef and businessman has found its way to his home, thanks to the expert detective work of the postal system. The letter was addressed to: “Chef Mark Dale, somewhere in the Yorkshire Dales. Likes 4×4 Pajeros, curly haired lad. Some Top hotel …

A LETTER deliberately ambiguously addressed to a Craven chef and businessman has found its way to his home, thanks to the expert detective work of the postal system. The letter was addressed to: “Chef Mark Dale, somewhere in the Yorkshire Dales. Likes 4×4 Pajeros, curly haired lad. Some Top hotel …

Many households in and around Newbury and Thatcham have been missing out on vital letters due to postal worker sickness absences. The Royal Mail have admitted it hasn’t had “enough boots on the ground” following on from the Christmas period, as reported in this weeks Newbury Weekly News. A nearly …

People living in and around Perth are having to wait several weeks for some items of post to be delivered to their homes, local MP Pete Wishart has told the PA. The Perth and North Perthshire MP says the delays are causing “significant issues” for householders and businesses across his …

Royal Mail slumped on Friday after JPMorgan Cazenove placed the shares on ‘Negative Catalyst Watch’ ahead of the company’s next update on 10 February. “While we don’t expect a disappointment on revenue, this will be supported by Covid testing and so will reverse over time,” JPM said. “We also believe …

The Queen last night cast Prince Andrew out of the Royal Family, stripping him of all his military titles and patronages. In a brutal two-line statement Buckingham Palace also forced him to drop his HRH title and dashed his hopes of resuming public duties. It said the ninth in line …

One size doesn’t fit all. When it comes to tackling productivity, different levels of automation suit different business models. We look at companies whose solutions range from clay modelling to investment in a fully automated factory. From building luxury cars to making cricket balls, from running postal services to producing factory …

Sign of the times The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ live UK tour will have British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters at every show, following a campaign by the EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who won the most recent BBC series. For each of the 33 shows across the UK, producers are providing a …