DPD have announced delays for deliveries across Grimsby and Cleethorpes with Christmas right around the corner. Delays are being faced across the country after Royal Mail staff from the Communication Workers Union staged a walk out on Sunday (December 11) over pay and working conditions. The industrial action has resulted …
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Read More »Postcodes where DPD deliveries are suspended with Christmas in 8 days
Delays have been announced for DPD across the country, after Royal Mail went on strike on Sunday (December 11). Employees who are part of the Communication Workers Union have walked out, over pay and working conditions. This has resulted in a backlog across the country of deliveries. Further strikes take …
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