© Provided by The i Royal Mail delivery vehicles and cages of mail at the Bristol Filton office during a strike this month (Photo: Ben Birchall/PA) Royal Mail workers are striking in the run-up to Christmas as part of a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the …
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As families getting ready for Christmas this week could see their plans hit by another round of strike action as unions are planning further walkouts. Members of unions, including railway workers and Royal Mail staff, will be walking out in disputes over pay and conditions, that are sure to affect …
Read More »POLICE have launched a witness appeal following a robbery at a Royal Mail depot in Liverpool. At around 8.20am on Friday (December 16) it was reported that two males had entered the loading bay area of the depot on Harrington Road and approached a worker who was loading parcels into a delivery van. The …
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Date Published: 19/12/2022 Significant delays are expected on flights from the UK to Spain over Christmas Christmas week has got off to a shaky start in the UK as industrial actions has been scheduled by several key services, with everyone from nurses and ambulance drivers to Royal Mail going on …
Read More »After a year of spiralling costs and political upheaval, most of us are now looking forward to the distraction of Christmas celebrations: feelgood pop songs, festive markets and time off to see family and friends. But the window for posting cards and presents has become much shorter this year. Although …
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The cost a first class stamp could hit £1 unless Royal Mail axes Saturday deliveries, it has been revealed. Royal Mail is warning the costs of a stamp – which rose to 95p in March, up ten pence from 85p previously – could hit a quid. 2nd Class stamp rose …
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Millions of people across England will be able to travel by bus for £2 from under a temporary scheme intended to help with the cost of living. From 1 January to 31 March, more than 130 bus operators such as National Express and Stagecoach will cap the price of single …
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The Royal Mail was criticized for making a bizarre request to staff’s families to ‘save Christmas’. As many of you know, members of the CWU union – which represents more than 115,000 postal workers – recently went on a nationwide strike amid calls for better wages. The 48-hour strike began …
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Two people reported missing in dense bushland in Western Victoria have been found near Halls Gap, east of the Grampians. Key points: A Melbourne couple missing in Grampians National Park has been found Police aircraft and ground units searched the area near Burnt Hut Creek The 50-year-old man and 37-year-old woman had …
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