More than 6 in 10 UK online shoppers (61.5%) experienced delivery issues across the month of December as strikes and capacity challenges plagued the UK’s parcel delivery companies, new research commissioned by Doddle has uncovered. The most common problem faced by shoppers was deliveries arriving late, which affected 41% of …
Read More »A DROP in footfall could lead to the customer service point at Bournemouth’s Royal Mail delivery office closing as part of a company-wide review of its services. The customer service point at Royal Mail’s office in Wellington Road, behind Lansdowne’s Lidl, has been named as a contender to close as …
Read More »A Royal Mail depot could be bulldozed to make way for new South London flats. Developers have submitted plans to demolish part of the Blackheath Delivery Office and build nine homes. A three-storey block of flats containing six apartments would be built on the site of the former Royal Mail …
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An old Royal Mail postbox has been given a new lease of life after being installed in a crematorium for bereaved people to “send letters to heaven”. The white-coloured postbox has been erected in Gedling Crematorium, Lambley, Nottingham, in an effort to provide comfort to grieving families. It means that …
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Both eBay and Etsy offered advice to sellers impacted by the shipping disruption that hit UK’s postal service midweek last week. According to the BBC, the incident was caused by a cyber attack known as ransomware, describing it as “malicious computer software that encrypts data and locks up systems.” Incredibly, …
Read More »A WOMAN is due to be sentenced after admitting being the owner of a dangerously out-of-control dog which injured a woman in Ulverston. Nicole Kate Ashley, 44, pleaded guilty at a court hearing on November 28 to being the owner of a Saluki mix dog that injured a woman on Troughton …
Read More »An increase in sales in both the second half of the year and over the all-important Christmas trading period have brought a smile to FatFace. Revenue at the clothing and lifestyle chain for the 26 weeks to November rose by 9 per cent year-on-year to £136 million, boosted by “bumper” …
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Royal correspondent hits back at Prince Harry after he trashed her in his memoir Spare: Camilla Tominey insists they had a ‘good working relationship’ and he’s only complaining now because he expects ‘undiluted praise’ By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 18:15 EST, 15 January 2023 | Updated: 18:54 …
Read More »The World Health Organisation has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of Covid-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints that it was failing to tell the world what was happening. The announcement on Saturday was the first …
Read More »Industrial action in different sectors is continuing to cause disruption across the UK in 2023. Services from transport to health are being hit by walkouts this month and beyond. Here are some of the strikes planned: – January 16 The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is to stage a national …
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