Royal Mail to take over thousands of UK convenience stores

Around 8,000 stores will now be branded Royal Mail (PA) Royal Mail’s owner has bought a multi-million pound stake in another firm, which will see thousands of convenience stores rebranded. International Distribution Services (IDS), the firm which owns the postal service, has concluded a purchase of 49 per cent of …

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Royal Mail to hire 217 staff in Southampton and Hampshire

These include 23 vacancies for delivery drivers in Bitterne Manor, Hedge End, Romsey, Sandown, Totton, Ventnor, and Southampton. Southampton will also see 184 vacancies for mail sorters and there are 10 vacancies for 7.5-tonne and HGV drivers. The seasonal roles will run from late October to early January 2026. Royal …

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Royal Mail recruiting 20,000 seasonal workers for Christmas

These seasonal roles will assist with the extra parcels and mail expected to be processed over the festive season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The temporary positions include 12,000 mail centre sorting roles in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 600 in Wales and 400 in Northern Ireland. Royal Mail is …

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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie left ‘in very difficult’ position and ‘may feel it would be unfair’ to attend King’s Christmas if Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are unwelcome, claims royal author

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been left in a ‘very difficult’ position over their upcoming Christmas plans, a royal author has claimed. Journalist Phil Dampier told The Daily Mail that the sisters ‘may feel it would be unfair’ of them to join the King and Queen and other royals at …

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