This last week we have had only two mail deliveries. I was of the understanding that “in the UK, Royal Mail is legally required to deliver mail to all 32 million addresses in the country six days a week, Monday to Saturday, excluding bank holidays” and that “Royal Mail delivers …
Read More »Parcel prices could fall under Royal Mail plan
The cost of tracked parcel deliveries could fall by up to a fifth under a shake-up of services being considered by the postal regulator. Royal Mail wants to bring tracked and end-of-day special delivery services into its tightly regulated operations in a move that would exempt them from VAT charged …
Read More »Mysterious postcard arrives more than 120 years late
The Christmas-themed postcard shows a stag standing in front of snowy mountains and was recently delivered to a branch of Swansea Building Society. The card was addressed to a Miss Lydia Davies, who previously lived at the address. The postcard is written by a man called Ewart and contains a …
Read More »Do Royal Mail deliver on bank holiday Mondays?
24 August 2024, 09:00 Royal Mail will be operating a different schedule for the bank holiday weekend. Picture: Getty August’s summer bank holiday for 2024 is here but do you receive post on this day? Here’s the latest updates from Royal Mail for the three-day weekend. England and Wales’s August …
Read More »‘Time has come’ for rate cuts, hints Fed as Bailey hails faster fall in inflation
Jerome Powell has given his strongest hint yet that the US will start cutting interest rates next month amid hopes that inflation is finally under control across the West. The Federal Reserve chairman indicated that he will be able to reduce borrowing costs from their current level of 5.5pc in …
Read More »Harry overruled Meghan over decision about Archie and Lilibet’s future: Royal family news
Meghan and Harry visit music school in Columbia Support trulyindependent journalism Find out moreClose Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Prince Harry overruled Meghan …
Read More »Royal Fail! Postal workers are delivering less than 80 per cent of first-class post on time
By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 20:45 EDT, 23 August 2024 | Updated: 20:53 EDT, 23 August 2024 Royal Mail has missed it targets again, delivering less than 80 per cent of first-class post on time. The company said 79.1 per cent of first-class mail arrived within one working day in …
Read More »Royal Mail misses watchdog's delivery targets over spring period – Evening Standard
Royal Mail also missed its 98.5% target of second class post being delivered in three days, delivering only 94.1% on time. In May, Ofcom said … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail postal workers pay tribute to Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, on Elsie’s Special Day in Southport
Royal Mail postal workers showed their support for the family and friends of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe as her funeral took place in Southport today (Friday, 23rd August 2024). Thousands of people turned up to show their support for ‘Elsie’s Special Day’. A Celebration Of Life was held for the …
Read More »Now animal activists call for ‘vegan friendly’ paint names
If it’s not Just Stop Oil eco-zealots causing havoc, it’s the animal rights activists creating a fuss. Now it transpires that Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is on the warpath – about, er, paint names. Just when you think things can’t get much weirder… Peta – which …
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