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Royal Mail increases opening hours to cope with Christmas deliveriesThisisgloucestershireROYAL Mail bosses say they have acted fast to reduce frustrating queues for people picking up Christmas parcels in Cheltenham. The company's Swindon Road sorting office has been inundated with customers picking up deliveries before Sunday's festivities …Royal Mail apologises for parcel mix-upmyHermesDelivery delays cause concern…

Royal Mail staff remain unpaid despite assurancesRecruiterRecruiter has learnt that some Royal Mail Christmas staff remain unpaid, even after the organisation released a statement yesterday saying that everyone had received full pay. A Royal Mail worker from Bath, who preferred not to be named, told Recruiter …Temporary Southend postal staff didn't get paidEchoall 2 news…

Hethersett woman's anger after post left in rubbish binNorfolk Eastern Daily PressA Royal Mail postbox in London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday October 20, 2009. Up to 120000 postal union members are planning to strike on Thursday and Friday, threatening massive disruption to mail deliveries just weeks from Christmas. … More: continued here

MP concerned over 'sacking'This Is HampshireBy Chris Gregory » AN MP has expressed his concern to the chief executive of Royal Mail about the apparent dismissal of Odiham's sub-postmaster. James Arbuthnot, MP for North East Hampshire, wrote a letter to Moya Greene after the Post Office and Card …and more » More: continued here

Kirsh buys landmark London skyscraperBusiness DaySOUTH African billionaire property investor Natie Kirsh is poised to become the new owner of Tower 42, the tallest occupied skyscraper in London, after BlackRock UK Property Fund, Hermes Property Unit Trust and Royal Mail Pension Plan agreed to sell it …and more » More: continued here

Surge in online orders hits deliveriesFinancial TimesYodel, the UK's largest consumer delivery company after Royal Mail, has told the Financial Times it is failing to deliver around 15000 parcels daily in the run up to Christmas, as its depots struggle to handle 1.5m deliveries a day over the seasonal …and more » More: continued here

Daily Mail Joy for girlfriend of Royal Marine killed in Afghanistan as she gives birth to …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter The girlfriend of a Royal Marine who was killed while serving in Afghanistan has had his baby – just in time for Christmas. Baby Lily Marie Wright is said to be the spitting image…

Shoppers Snap Up Luxury Gifts OnlineSacramento Bee22, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — While the High Street and shopping malls proved unseasonably quiet for the first half of December, Royal Mail reports handling nearly double the volume of parcels at their Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre compared to …and more » More: continued here

Check4Jobs Gears Up for Huge Christmas Job DemandSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The Royal Mail is expecting its most demanding week with more shoppers turning to online stores than at any other time. Many large recruiters need thousands of casual staff to cover the festive season. The Royal Mail, Sainsbury's, Argos and Tesco's are …and more »…

Channel 4 News Royal Mail reports delivery of all temp salaries, and apologisesRecruiterFollowing problems with the payment of Christmas temporary staff, the Royal Mail has told Recruiter that all workers have now been paid the full amount they are owed. A statement issued to Recruiter from the Royal Mail says: “The small minority of our…