Industrial action and claims by a Royal Mail staff member of unworkable changes to rounds led to a chaotic postal service in the Bishop’s Stortford area over the Christmas holiday period. Residents reported Christmas cards arriving up to four weeks after they were sent and important letters failing to arrive …
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Royal Mail braced for £650m loss as postal service is crippled by strike action and declining letter numbers By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 18:25 EST, 3 January 2023 | Updated: 18:25 EST, 3 January 2023 Royal Mail looks set for losses of nearly £650million after a horrid …
Read More »THERE is set to be further disruption to the postal service in the coming weeks as the ongoing pay dispute between workers and Royal Mail continues. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has warned “further action will take place in 2023”, after several days of walkouts, the latest of which came on …
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Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – December. Shadow secretary of state for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds wrote to his opposite number Grant Shapps to address his “extreme concerns” over the conduct of Royal Mail management… Pantone described its …
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Postal workers take to the picket line in Charlton. 11 days ago ·ITN … Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as action intensifies. Source link
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‘I’m meant to be looking after Royal Family… Currently staring at two ducks’: Royal guard sparks fury after filming himself ‘taking the p***’ by gyrating against his rifle while on post outside Windsor Castle A King’s Guard filmed himself loitering at Windsor Castle, apparently aimlessly He said: ‘I’m meant to …
Read More »Residents of Wraysbury and Horton were visited by Santa on Christmas Eve for his third annual journey around the area. Started by a small group of friends, Santa’s journey was made possible by their hard work preparing a circular route for Santa to journey through the towns at 6pm on Christmas Eve in 2020. Local …
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H undreds of thousands of workers across multiple sectors have voted to go on strike, including rail workers, ambulance workers, Royal Mail workers, and civil servants. With long-running disputes throughout December, what sectors will be striking in January? University lecturers and teachers In November, 70,000 lecturers, librarians, and researchers across …
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A statutory inquiry investigating allegations of “unlawful killings” by British special forces of scores of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan and a subsequent cover-up is to begin in early 2023. Commissioned by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, Defence Minister Andrew Murrison told parliament it will in part “investigate and report on alleged …
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THE WHAT? Despite train and Royal Mail strikes, severe weather and the cost of living crisis, The Perfume Shop saw sales soar in the run up to Christmas 2022, according to a report published by This is Money. The UK retailer sold a record 1.8 million fragrances between November 28 …
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