Royal Mail deliveries across Nuneaton are now being made from its brand-new hub. Staff are no longer working out of the old sorting office in Justice Walk. Their last day at the depot, where generations have queued for parcels in the past, was on Saturday (July 6) with operations starting …
Read More »UK mail delivery to move away from rail
DB Cargo’s locomotives will cease pulling rail trains in three months. Credit: Peter Moulton/Shutterstock The UK’s national mail delivery company Royal Mail (which is no longer state-owned, despite the name) has confirmed it will ditch its rail deliveries in October this year. In a letter to staff and later released …
Read More »People only just learning why there’s strange barcode on Royal Mail post | Weird | News
A man’s curiosity has sparked a discussion after he questioned the purpose of a strange barcode, or ‘black and orange streaks’, on his post. The intrigued individual took to Reddit, querying: “Does anyone know what these markings are on envelopes?” He also shared images for clarity, adding: “I’ve always seen …
Read More »South East Water calls for investor cash to stay afloat; environment secretary to meet water bosses – as it happened | Business
South East Water says needs cash injection to stay afloat South East Water said it needs a cash injection from investors to stay afloat, as it gears up for a key ruling from the water regulator on its future spending plans tomorrow. The struggling water firm, which serves 2.3 million …
Read More »Royal Mail to ditch train fleet as part of major shake-up to delivering post
Support trulyindependent journalism Find out moreClose Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Royal Mail will ditch its own fleet of trains as part of …
Read More »End of the line for Royal Mail mail trains
Royal Mail is to retire its remaining freight trains and will move more mail by road in future as a result. Currently, only 3% of mail is transported by train. A Royal Mail spokesperson explained the rationale behind the change, and said: “Royal Mail will continue to use rail services …
Read More »Royal Mail switches air freight to vans and HGVs to hit net zero target
Royal Mail is halving the number of domestic flights it operates as the company ramps up road vehicle use to improve reliability for customers and minimise carbon emissions. Switching half its air travel to road vehicles will save Royal Mail c.30,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year The British postal …
Read More »UK Royal Mail withdraws from rail distribution after 200 years
There is bitter disappointment within the UK rail freight industry on the news that Royal Mail, the flagship postal carrier in the nation, is to abandon rail from its delivery proposition. The company, founded by royal decree over five centuries ago, has been an integral part of the British railway …
Read More »Prince Harry’s UK comeback will be without Meghan Markle, royal author predicts
Prince Harry will one day permanently return to the UK — but it will be without his wife, Meghan Markle, a prominent royal biographer has sensationally claimed. Hugo Vickers, a well-established royal author who co-wrote Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent’s, 2022 memoir “A Royal Life,” has suggested that Harry, 39, will …
Read More »UK defence plan and England bid for Euro glory
Many of Wednesday’s front pages look ahead to England’s Euro 2024 semi-final meeting with the Netherlands. Manager Gareth Southgate has hailed the “special team spirit” and the “bond” that has kept the “bid for Euro glory” alive, says the Daily Mirror. England’s footballers stand on the verge of history – …
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