Royal Mail has announced there were 1,673 dog attacks reported on its staff last year, an average of 32 attacks every week across the UK, with some leading to permanent and disabling injuries. The figures have been released at the start of the 10th Dog Awareness Week which runs from …
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A shop owner believes it’s only a matter of time before someone is knocked down by a Royal Mail van that parks inches away from a her business every day. Shona Rattray, who is also a local councillor, owns a shop in Sibson Road. Birstall, where there are there are …
Read More »In terms of making stamps ready for the future, Royal Mail is missing a trick (‘Eventually it will just be a barcode, won’t it?’ Why Britain’s new stamps are causing outrage and upset, 4 July). In Germany, there is a system where you request an eight-digit alphanumeric code to write …
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Postal workers in East Lancashire reported dozens of dog attacks last year, according to Royal Mail figures obtained by the Lancashire Telegraph. In East Lancashire, 15 dog attacks were reported in the financial year 2021 to 2022, which is a 25 per cent increase on the previous year. Of all of the …
Read More »Dinah Johnson sounds a little anxious when I suggest that she try to subvert the will of Royal Mail. As the founder of the Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society, Johnson is a huge fan of the postal service. Since the society’s launch in 2017, its members – now more than 700 …
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4 July 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail delivery offices have been rotating streets that that are not to receive letters due to a failed restructuring programme, an MP told the House of Commons last week. Labour MP Barry Gardiner (Brent North) raised the concerns with the Business Secretary Kwasi …
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Royal Mail has launched its training academy in the UK to equip managers with skills to better meet the changing demands of customers. ‘) } // –> The site will host a mix of in-person and virtual live training sessions focused on leadership and technical skills. Frontline operational managers will …
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Royal Mail said it had written to Unite asking it stop using “misleading figures” after the trade union claimed it planned to cut 542 frontline delivery managers from the business. Summer strikes are now on the cards after a vote among workers resulted in 86% agreeing to walk out …
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Royal Mail has accused Unite of misleading its members after more than 2,000 managers voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, and action short of a strike. Unite said that some 2,400 Royal Mail managers working across more than 1,000 delivery offices had voted by 86% for strike action …
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Postal workers have been left with permanent and disabling injuries from dog attacks, with more than 1,600 incidents reported in the last year. A total of 1,673 attacks were recorded, according to Royal Mail, which is an average of 32 incidents every week across the UK. Sign up to our …
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