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A Surrey woman who says her town has been suffering from an unreliable Royal Mail post service for more than four months has said that the situation has left her “fuming”. Every day Emma Hensby waits to hear the sound of the postman but is often disappointed. Her flat in …

The panel of 25 people will be asked ‘What does Scotland need to do differently to reduce drug related harms?’ The panel will meet twice once this month and once next month where they will hear from people with lived experience of drugs, from academics and researchers, and from others …

A letter to a “well-known historian” with no address written on reached its destination thanks to the power of the postal service. Enclosed inside the envelope were World War Two anecdotes written by a veteran’s 102-year-old widow. It was helped on its way by Royal Mail staff, who added the …

Members of the public are set to meet with MSPs to offer ways to tackle the drug deaths crisis, the Scottish Parliament has announced. A “people’s panel” of 25 Scots will be asked to consider “what does Scotland need to do differently to reduce drug-related harms?”. The panel will meet …

Royal Mail is seeking 210 temporary workers to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online Christmas shopping at its Warrington Mail Centre at Orion Boulevard, Warrington. Temporary positions across a variety of shifts will be available from late October through to early January 2025. The period …

This week was a landmark for UK pensions, with the launch of a new collective pension arrangement offering the potential of better retirement outcomes for millions of people. On Monday, Royal Mail became the UK’s first employer to offer a collective defined contribution (CDC) pension to staff — six years …

“See it, Feel it, Try it” for Currys by AMV BBDO Currys, the UK’s largest tech retailer, is raising the laughing bar once again with the latest instalment of its “Beyond Techspectations” campaign. The new film emphasises the value of in-store shopping, where customers can truly “see it, feel it, …

James Holland The envelope reached its destination despite the sender omitting the address A letter simply addressed to “Mr James Holland, well known historian, Wiltshire” reached its destination thanks to the power of the postal service. Inside the envelope were World War Two anecdotes written by a veteran’s 102-year-old widow. …

A day before England’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday, the Royal Mail has published this historic photo. Here are the Queen and her three heirs, the Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince George. Number 41, 42 and 42 in a row salute the longest reigning Queen in …

A man has been charged with arson after “items were set alight and thrown into a property” in Grimsby. Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to Rutland Street shortly after 8pm on Tuesday (October 8), following reports of a rubbish fire that had spread to a property. The …