A Royal Mail website that allows people to calculate their postal costs has now been broken for more than a month. More: continued here
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Woman's cancer treatment delayed…because Royal Mail stopped delivering lettersEchoBy Karen Sweeney » A WOMAN battling cancer missed the start of her radiotherapy treatment because Royal Mail stopped delivering letters to her home without telling her. Barbara Kelly, 75, of Gowan Court, Benfleet, was due to start treatment for lung … …
Read More »MP’s warning over Royal Mail reforms – Herald Scotland
MP's warning over Royal Mail reformsHerald ScotlandPLANNED reforms of the Royal Mail could lead to soaring prices for rural parcel deliveries, or even none at all to the Highlands and Islands, according to the SNP. There has been a spate of complaints in the run-up to Christmas about private delivery …
Read More »Price of a second class stamp could be raised to 55p – Belfast Telegraph
Price of a second class stamp could be raised to 55pBelfast TelegraphOfcom, the postal regulator, is considering allowing Royal Mail to increase the price of a second class stamp by an unprecedented 50% and to remove the cap on first class stamps. Under the proposed seven-year deal the cost of …
Read More »Royal Mail claims a trouble-free Christmas service in Dundee – Scotland Courier
Scotland Courier Royal Mail claims a trouble-free Christmas service in DundeeScotland CourierRoyal Mail says postal services in Dundee have operated without problem over the festive period. The Dundee East delivery office was at the centre of serious problems last Christmas. The company said the local network has operated smoothly at …
Read More »Royal Mail dubs Cheltenham estate too dangerous to deliver to – Thisisgloucestershire
Royal Mail dubs Cheltenham estate too dangerous to deliver toThisisgloucestershireFAMILIES living in a new Bishop's Cleeve estate missed out on Christmas cards and presents after Royal Mail deemed it too dangerous to deliver. Eight homeowners moved into the Homelands estate in the village last month. But the new residents were …
Read More »The year that was: 2011 (Part Three) – Post and Parcel
The year that was: 2011 (Part Three)Post and ParcelOther first world postal services are also looking to make network cutbacks, with PostNL cleared by Dutch authorities to close 300 delivery offices, while in the UK Royal Mail continues restructuring, confirming plans to cut 550 jobs in the Midlands. …and more » …
Read More »‘Sudden arrival of 1000 postal sacks’ – Cyprus Mail
'Sudden arrival of 1000 postal sacks'Cyprus MailOn Tuesday the Postal Services said the delays – which left hundreds of people waiting for parcels and letters this Christmas – was the fault of Britain's Royal Mail and of their Greek counterparts. A lot of mail had been sent on indirect flights …
Read More »Rutherglen newsagent accused of overcharging for stamps – Rutherglen Reformer
Rutherglen newsagent accused of overcharging for stampsRutherglen ReformerA RUTHERGLEN newsagent was this week facing a Royal Mail probe after over-charging for stamps. Customers at Yaqub's, in Wallace Street, were asked to cough up a 3p DELIVERY CHARGE on top of each stamp's face value. A customer contacted the Reformer …and …
Read More »Rutherglen newsagent accused of overcharging for stamps
A RUTHERGLEN newsagent was this week facing a Royal Mail probe after over-charging for stamps. Customers at Yaqub’s, in Wallace Street, were asked to cough up a 3p DELIVERY CHARGE on top of each stamp’s face value. More: continued here
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