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Royal Mail admits to overchargingBBC NewsRoyal Mail has admitted to charging some customers twice for postal services as problems continue to hit its website. Some 600 customers had cards debited twice, at an average of £50 each time, after repeating a purchase which the system told them had … More: …

Mail office closure would be 'unfair'Hucknall TodayA PROPOSAL to close Royal Mail's delivery office in Bulwell has been branded “unfair” by the town's Labour MP. Teice before, the postal service has denied having any plans to shut the base on Highbury Road. But now it has launched a consultation about …

Royal Mail'left parcel in recycling bin'myHermesDelivery company Royal Mail has been forced to apologise to a Cambridge woman after a postal worker left a parcel in her recycling bin, which was then emptied before she came home. The package arrived while Claire Barnes was away and although a note … …

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Royal Mail looks at moving Stourport delivery officeKidderminster ShuttleROYAL Mail has admitted it is looking into the possibility of moving its Stourport delivery office to Kidderminster. The news comes after months of speculation from staff and residents, concerned about the impact the move would have on the town, … More: …

Northampton Chronicle & Echo MP Philip Dunne drops into Royal Mail's sorting office in LudlowLudlow AdvertiserHe dropped in to Royal Mail's sorting office at Ludlow's business park to thank them for the service they provide. “December is the busiest month for those who deliver our post,” said Mr Dunne. “Last …

Postal worker Stephan Brooks opened parcels and stole items at Chelmsford depotThis is Total EssexRoyal Mail bosses at the Victoria Road sorting office in Chelmsford had grown suspicious of Stephan Brooks after he was spotted slicing open a package with a penknife. Investigators then launched a surveillance operation over two …

Flint postmen and women get Christmas visit from Assembly Member Sandy MewiesFlintshire ChronicleDELYN AM Sandy Mewies visited Royal Mail's Flint delivery office to pass on Christmas wishes and encouragement to postmen and women at their busiest time of year. Mrs Mewies was shown around the delivery office by manager Andy …

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Daily Mail Micawber quote on Charles Dickens bicentenary coin apt for our own Hard TimesDaily MailProduced by the Royal Mint to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dickens, the coin references his literary masterpieces. On the edge of the coin is an inscription of the quotation 'Something Will …