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Residents said they have missed crucial hospital appointments [BBC] Residents in East Sussex have slammed Royal Mail for what they described as its “abysmal” postal service. Nathan Jones, from Crowborough, said he was “lucky” if he received his post more than once a week. The 38-year-old told the BBC he …

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Some people living near a site where a Royal Mail depot could replace derelict farm buildings felt that the planning system was biased against them, according to a leading councillor. Conservative leader Alistair McNair made the claim at a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting at Hove Town Hall yesterday …

“A high level of vacancies at the local delivery office has unfortunately had an impact on deliveries in Crowborough,” they added. Mr Jones said post problems in the area were getting “people’s backs up”. Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, said she was lobbying Royal Mail on behalf of local …

Campaign for Better Transport supporters delivered a giant postcard to the postal service’s head office in central London with the message ‘Mail belongs on rail’ Public transport campaigners have urged Royal Mail to transport post by rail Public transport campaigners have appealed to Royal Mail to reconsider its recent decision …

A Royal Mail post box was stolen from Perry Green, Charlton, Malmesbury, overnight between October 14 and October 15. A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: “Please keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour around post boxes overnight. “Anyone with information relating to this incident should contact Wiltshire Police on 101. “Alternatively, …

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PLAYERS from across the isles came to compete for the title of Shetland boccia champion on Sunday (20 October) at the Clickimin. Boccia is a paralympic sport in which athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting closest to …

This follows MP Kit Malthouse’s collaboration with senior executives and staff last year to enhance performance. Mr Malthouse said: “Last year, I had visited Andover Sorting Office and met with management and posties to discuss how we could make our local postal service more reliable. “The good news is that …

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