Today Royal Mail gave customers an update on the ongoing postal delays across the country. The postal service explained that in some local offices, customers may expect delays due to issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing or other local factors. Weather conditions including snowfall, ice and flooding …
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Post Office workers are being recommended to vote in favour of a 9 per cent pay rise, lump sum payments and additional benefits following walkouts in a dispute over pay and conditions. After negotiations, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is endorsing the deal that includes a wage increase from April, …
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Businesses in Truro are urging Cornwall Council to think again about a controversial road project which they fear could endanger lives if it goes ahead. Work is due to start next month on the latest phase of the Truro Loops project which aims to improve walking and cycling links on …
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Monday 27 March 2023 9:22 am The Notebook is a home for musings and jottings on the Square Mile and beyond. Today, it’s Andy Silvester’s turn. ANOTHER day, another indication that Royal Mail’s future has got lost in the post. Only a fortnight after being referred to the regulator for …
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By David Hartwig Great Britain’s Royal Mail has added an international-rate stamp to its April 4 issue of its first definitive stamps featuring the image of King Charles III. This dark green stamp meets the new £2.20 international rate for letters. As reported on the front page of the Feb. …
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Will the Czech Sphinx launch a bid for Royal Mail? Tycoon ups his stake in parent group IDS but losses mount as disputes drag on By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 16:51 EDT, 27 March 2023 | Updated: 17:53 EDT, 27 March 2023 Royal Mail’s biggest shareholder has …
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The Royal Mail has denied that they are tracking postmen out on the job, after a Devon postman claimed he could not stand still for more than two minutes because he’d be penalised. The anonymous postman allegedly claimed that a digital device he is required to use ‘sends tracking data …
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Prince Harry unexpectedly arrived in London on Monday to appear at Britain’s High Court for legal proceedings against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid. The Duke of Sussex joins six other high-profile co-claimants taking action against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), which also publishes the Mail on Sunday and Mail …
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Royal Mail’s biggest shareholder has increased its stake in the delivery group, despite analysts warning of mounting losses amid a bitter row with staff. Daniel Kretinsky, a Czech billionaire who owns Sparta Prague football club and a stake in West Ham United, increased his stake in International Distributions Services (IDS), …
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Anyone who buys stamps can expect to pay slightly more for them from the beginning of next month, which is only a few days away. From April 3, the price of first and second-class Royal Mail stamps will rise by up to 16 percent – the most they’ve ever jumped …
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