Artist impression of how it could look. Photo: Architettura Design Ltd All Saints Action Network (ASAN) has applied for planning permission to convert the former porters’ lodge just outside the Royal Hospital building at the junction of Cleveland Road and Vicarage Road. The historic hospital premises, built between 1845 and 1849, …
Read More »Undelivered letters pictured piled up in Royal Mail Nottingham delivery office
Footage has shown how letters have piled up at a Nottinghamshire delivery office. Letters can be seen stacked up in pigeon holes at a Royal Mail delivery office in Nottinghamshire on Monday, December 12. A Royal Mail worker, speaking anonymously, said mail at the Arnold delivery office had not been …
Read More »Rivals race to stamp on Royal Mail as strikes take a toll | Business
Every day, Andrea Wood parcels wool, cotton reels and other materials to send to customers of her firm, Always Knitting and Sewing, and sets them aside for collection from her Royal Mail courier. About 95 per cent of what she sells from her shop in Chorley, Lancashire, is ordered online. …
Read More »Rishi Sunak refuses to give NHS nurses extra cash despite Tory pressure and threats of…
16 December 2022, 16:38 Rishi Sunak (l) refused to offer nurses (r) any more money despite Tory pressure. Picture: Getty Rishi Sunak has refused to boost nurses’ pay, despite up to 100,000 joining strikes yesterday, Tory pressure and unions warning of even more chaos in the weeks ahead. The Prime …
Read More »Medical director at Royal Oldham to step down
The medical director of The Royal Oldham Hospital is stepping down. Dr Chris Brookes, who is the chief medical officer at the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) which runs hospital and community services in Oldham as well as Bury, Rochdale and Salford, is retiring this month. In a statement, a spokesperson …
Read More »Increase in click-and-collect orders as postal strikes cause Christmas delivery chaos
Big name retail chains are reporting an increase in people visiting in person and using click and collect as the Christmas delivery crisis spreads from Royal Mail strike delays to problems with over stretched courier companies, i can reveal. Next-day delivery services have been suspended by some firms as couriers …
Read More »Buy something now, pay for it later: This idea is changing how we shop – WBUR
03:53Dec 14, 2022. Royal Mail workers hold placards and banners as they gather in Parliament Square, to hold … Source link
Read More »Desperate Royal Mail makes bizarre request to staffers’ FAMILIES to ‘save Christmas’ as service crippled by strikes
DESPERATE Royal Mail has made a bizarre request to postal staff – asking them to bring their families to work to “save Christmas”. Brits are facing a Christmas without presents as the postal walkout has caused depots to become overwhelmed with stranded deliveries. 2 Strike action chaos has led thousands …
Read More »Royal Mail issues odd request to families amid Christmas strike chaos
Royal Mail has urged postal workers to bring their parents, siblings and friends to work to help break strike action and “save Christmas ”. Royal Mail has asked staff to “bring friends and family to support the operation and deliver Christmas”. Bosses say the idea is “a really great initiative” …
Read More »Full list of Teesside and North-east postcodes affected by DPD delivery delays
DPD have announced that deliveries to homes across the North-east are set to be delayed. The courier service says increased demand caused by strikes at the Royal Mail has led to a “knock on effect” as online stores and businesses switch to alternatives. Many customers will have to wait an …
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