Royal Mail

No. 057/26 27th February 2026 TO:   ALL POSTAL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, ROYAL MAIL – IMPORTANT PARLIAMENTARY AND GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENTS Further to LTB 56/26 which updated branches on the current talks with Royal Mail, the purpose of this LTB is to set out further Royal Mail developments with parliament and Government. …

A Lisburn councillor has told Royal Mail to “catch yourselves on” after charging a disabled person to forward his letters to a new homes amid a postal “crisis” in the city. The delivery company now owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group has been criticised for charging a family …

The Princess of Wales was typically elegant as she posed for selfies and accepted daffodils and cuddles from Welsh fans yesterday – but there was one request she had to politely turn down. Kate, 44, joined Prince William, 43, for a visit to Powys, Wales, ahead of St David’s Day …

“Obviously the parent was concerned about missing any important letters, but especially now when we face this postal delay crisis in Lisburn, it is just not on.” VIDEO-2026-02-26-16-58-40 A Lisburn councillor has told Royal Mail to “catch yourselves on” after charging a disabled person to forward his letters to a …

Lisburn councillor Pat Catney calls out Royal Mail on extra charges to local residents amid postal delays. Source link

Bungling Graham King, 53, became the ‘fall guy’ after his botched attempt to smuggle drugs into prison Graham King, aged 53(Image: Merseyside Police) A drug dealer concealed crack cocaine, ketamine, and cannabis inside a crisp packet and passed them to an inmate during a prison visit. Graham King retrieved the …

Martin Walsh, postal deputy general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), has claimed a consultative ballot of members at the 35 delivery units used as the testing ground for Royal Mail’s Optimised Delivery Model (ODM) has endorsed the union leadership’s version of the restructuring agenda. Walsh declared an “overwhelming” …

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email · Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over letter delivery failures · Ocado to axe 1,000 … Source link

Ministers have confirmed that all 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK will be retained, following a period of uncertainty and public concern over potential closures. The decision reverses an earlier proposal outlined in a government green paper last summer, which had suggested removing the 11,500-minimum branch requirement for the …

A strange transition is happening in the streets as traditional red postboxes morph into something new. ‘The chosen ones’ are being wrapped in black plastic and labelled ‘out of service’, with a warning that an automated system is coming soon. But people need not fear this switching of our familiar …