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If the assertion that DJs just play other people’s music is correct, it sets an interesting way of viewing the wider world (The hill I will die on: ‘Being a DJ’ isn’t a proper job, 16 January). By that measure, chefs just use other people’s ingredients and pharmacists just use …

The postal operator has updated its service alerts to confirm that the Glasgow G15 delivery office is now experiencing disruption, in addition to the previously flagged G52 and G53 areas. We previously reported on delays impacting G52 and G53, but the latest update shows that the G15 postcode ,covering parts …

MPs have expressed serious concerns over what they describe as “chaos” within Royal Mail’s delivery operations following the festive period. The Business and Trade Committee, comprising 11 cross-party MPs under the chairmanship of Liam Byrne, dispatched correspondence to chief executive Alistair Cochrane on Monday, demanding answers within a fortnight. The …

Last Saturday campaigners from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) spoke with workers outside the Woodseats delivery office, Sheffield, distributing copies of the WSWS article, “Communication Workers Union’s Martin Walsh opposes call for rank-and-file fightback at Royal Mail.” The article was a reply to Communication Workers Union (CWU) Deputy General …

Royal Mail has failed to meet its annual first and second class delivery targets since 2019, and was fined £21million in October for breaching its universal service obligation. Even accounting for exceptional weather events, Royal Mail only delivered 77% of First Class mail on time and 92.5% of Second Class …

It comes as Royal Mail has listed 38 delivery offices as of Tuesday, that may be most affected by a slower service. Yesterday (February 16), a spokesman for the company said that “adverse weather, including storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra in January, alongside higher-than-usual sick absence, has caused some short-term …

The Royal Mail has issued an eight-stamp set marking more than a century of Hornby Model Railways. Four of the eight stamps (c) Royal Mail Founded by Frank Hornby, whose first clockwork Hornby Series trains appeared in 1920, the company began producing models of real British locomotives in 1929. For …

Royal Mail has issued a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways, a brand that has shaped British hobby culture for over a century. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, produced his first clockwork Hornby Series trains in 1920. In 1929 the first models representing …

As is often the case in the UK, the recent extreme weather conditions have put many of the country’s key services under strain – notably, Royal Mail.  The postal service has come under scrutiny after reports of delays and even missed deliveries. In response, Royal Mail has explained the disruption …

ROYAL MAIL letters are reportedly being held in delivery offices for weeks as staff say some depots prioritise parcels over first-class mail. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) urged authorities to take the issue seriously as the company warned of service disruption to about 100 postcodes due to storms and workers being …