A local Senedd member has travelled across west Wales to thank postmen and women for their hard work in the busy run-up to Christmas. Samuel Kurtz MS, Senedd member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, recently visited Royal Mail delivery offices in Narberth and Carmarthen to meet local posties. He …
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A successful trial of new routing software has enabled Royal Mail to use fewer vans to make parcel deliveries in Manchester, delivering significant reductions in emissions, congestion, and air pollution. The postal service today announced the results of a partnership with auto giant Ford to trial the motor company’s Mode:Link …
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You should cancel your Christmas parties, Public Health Scotland has said, amid rising concerns of a mutant coronavirus strain which scientists think is much more transmissible. Dr Nick Phin, the director of public health science and medical director at Public Health Scotland, urged people to put off their parties this …
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Allowing you to share your family news has always been important to us and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to continue to do so. Now JPIMedia has teamed up with an online announcements service to give our print, online and social media audience an improved service …
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There are now more than 800 confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus across the UK. There have been 249 new cases in a huge 24 hour rise, according to the Mirror. The new Covid variant of coronavirus appears to be causing “milder” cold-like symptoms, but the reported …
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Read More »Crafty grandmother brings some festive cheer to town’s postboxes
Residents in a Highland town have been surprised by a series of crocheted Christmas scenes when sending their letters to Santa thanks to a craft project which has decorated almost every postbox. Over the past few weeks a mystery yarnbomber has been using her talents to cheer up the familiar …
Read More »Christmas deliveries: Britons to get better service as new parcel rules set to change
The regulator said that despite “generally working well” it is concerned about Royal Mail’s efficiency performance. In other news, Royal Mail has warned customers to get their Christmas post sorted out as early as possible, to ensure it reaches friends and family in time. Christmas is the busiest time of …
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People who send and receive parcels are to be better protected under proposed rules to improve how companies handle complaints amid a wave of problems with deliveries. With Christmas a fortnight away and tighter Covid rules making many more shoppers reliant on parcels, the regulator Ofcom is cracking down on …
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