News in briefManchester Evening NewsThe Royal Mail is planning to extend deliveries of large items of post to a neighbour if people are not at home following a successful trial in areas including Bolton and Wigan. The group said more than nine out of 10 people whose post was taken …
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SOME residents in an East Riding market town will get their post later, as a result of changes to Royal Mail services. More: continued here
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Read More »Parcel2Go helping small businesses to beat Royal Mail price increase – TopWireNews (press release)
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