What is the last date to send Christmas cards and parcels via Royal Mail? You’ve missed the deadline for post to arrive in time for Christmas. Royal Mail had urged customers to “allow plenty of time” for posting items this year, advising that 2nd class items be posted by December …
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Do you have a book of stamps in your wallet, purse or drawer at home? Maybe you have stockpiled them to avoid future price rises. If so, you need to be aware that the official deadline for using up stamps without barcodes – notably the regular first and second-class “everyday” …
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Friday 23 December 2022 7:24 am Border Force has called on airlines to make changes to their schedules to guarantee a smoother flow of passengers amid the upcoming strikes. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) The UK’s major airports will be hit with a walk-out of Border Force workers on Friday, as …
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Strikes: Every industrial walkout taking place in December Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email More than a quarter of a million passengers arriving in thousands of flights to the UK today have been warned of delays …
Read More »Do you have a book of stamps in your wallet, purse or drawer at home? Maybe you have stockpiled them to avoid future price rises. If so, you need to be aware that the official deadline for using up stamps without barcodes – notably the regular first and second-class “everyday” …
Read More »Border Force officials will on Friday join the wave of industrial action across Britain, starting the first of a series of strikes at airports, while Royal Mail workers walk out again for two days before Christmas. Passengers travelling into the UK have been warned to be prepared for longer queues …
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Royal Mail said the company is battling for survival and accused a union of “peddling lies” in a strongly-worded letter to staff ahead of another round of strikes. Postal workers will walk out on Friday and Saturday, disrupting the delivery of Christmas gifts and cards in a blow to both …
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Thursday 22 December 2022 11:51 am Vouchers: People struggled to get hold of their energy redemption due to the postal strike. Royal Mail has apologised after just 16 per cent of energy bill support scheme (EBSS) vouchers were delivered by post this December. The company which has been crippled by …
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Royal Mail is feeling the pressure as queues line up outside Thatcham’s sorting office ahead of the festive period. A number of people were at the sorting office on Station Road today (Thursday). Thatcham resident Philip Williams said he had been waiting three weeks before some ‘important mail’ fell through …
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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Royal Mail workers will stage fresh strikes in the days before Christmas in the increasingly bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members …
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