Tiktoker Laura Orgill – Image: TikTok Emily Price The famous TikTok postie from Rhondda who was sacked by Royal Mail has quit her new Amazon job after claiming she was “shafted” with an “insane” workload. Laura Orgill went viral during the Covid-19 pandemic gaining more than 860,000 followers for her …
Read More »Royal Mail’s parcel deliveries don’t stack up compared to Evri, Amazon or DPD
PREMIUM It’s getting close to the festive season. Black Friday continues its morph from one day to a month, and if there’s one thing we are all reliant on, it’s that the parcels we order online actually arrive as advertised. But which company to sink your trust in? Does Amazon …
Read More »Royal Mail’s ‘postboxes for the future’ see readers divided
Royal Mail are rolling out 3,500 solar-powered “postboxes of the future” across the UK, featuring a digitally activated drop-down drawer so customers can send parcels as large as a shoebox. The new design, the biggest change to the postbox in its 175-year history, was trialled in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire earlier …
Read More »Cumbrians react as ‘postboxes of the future’ begin to be rolled out
READERS have had their say about Royal Mail’s new ‘postboxes for the future’ scheme, which is beginning to roll out across the county. Royal Mail are rolling out 3,500 solar-powered “postboxes of the future” across the UK, featuring a digitally activated drop-down drawer so customers can send parcels as large …
Read More »Parcel containing cannabis seized by Fordingbridge police working with Royal Mail
A haul of cannabis sent in the post was intercepted by police in Fordingbridge. Local officers working closely with Royal Mail seized a parcel on Tuesday, containing what they said was a “significant amount” of the class B drug. An online post by the team afterwards said an investigation had …
Read More »Royal Mail to make change thousands will notice across the UK this Christmas
Thousands of Britain’s iconic red post boxes are being swapped out, with more than 3,000 modern pillar boxes being introduced nationwide. Royal Mail’s initiative represents an effort to modernise, as the nation’s symbolic post boxes experience their most dramatic transformation in 175 years. These updated models are being championed as …
Read More »Ambulance crew treated in hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning – Brighton and Hove News
Two patient transfer ambulance staff were admitted to hospital and treated with oxygen after suffering from suspected carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning this week. The pair, who work for Emed Group, the non-emergency patient transfer contractor for Brighton and Hove, were admitted to the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), in Haywards Heath …
Read More »Royal Family set to be charged thousands of pounds a year under Reeves’ mansions tax
By HARRIET LINE, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR and REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR Published: 19:26 EST, 28 November 2025 | Updated: 20:56 EST, 28 November 2025 The Royal Family is set to be charged thousands of pounds a year under Rachel Reeves’ mansion tax, the Daily Mail can reveal. Royal properties will …
Read More »Concerns Raised Over Delayed Mail Deliveries in Warndon Villages
Residents of Warndon Villages in Worcester are expressing growing frustration over significant delays in postal deliveries, prompting concerns over the impact on health, finances, and overall peace of mind. Local councillor Sarah Murray has reported that some households are now receiving mail only once a week, with important items arriving …
Read More »Island with ‘pristine’ beaches ideal for winter getaway with direct East Midlands Airport flights
It feels as though temperatures have suddenly plummeted, and those lovely autumnal days are rapidly becoming grey and miserable. For Britons who are eager to flee for some sunshine, there are numerous destinations where you can discover hot and sunny weather – and the excellent news is that you don’t …
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