New use for former Abergavenny Post Office revealed

The ground floor of the Abergavenny Delivery Office in St Johns Square has been empty since the end of November 2022 when the Post Office closed and relocated to the Ryman store in nearby Cibi Walk.  Monmouthshire County Council’s planning department has now approved a change of use planning application. …

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how Royal Mail plans to deliver

The robot that empties cages full of parcels at Royal Mail’s recently opened hub in the Midlands is a potent symbol of the modernisation drive at the UK’s former postal monopoly. Until recently most of Royal Mail’s parcels were still sorted by hand. But at the new facility — dubbed …

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Royal Mail wrongly slaps customer with counterfeit stamp charge for genuine stamp as scandal escalates

Royal Mail has admitted to incorrectly branding a genuine first-class stamp as “counterfeit”, GB News can exclusively reveal. The mistake has called the firm’s “robust, multistage” process for assessing whether stamps are genuine into doubt. Royal Mail has apologised to a customer after Royal Mail branded her genuine stamp “counterfeit” …

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King Charles is opening his residences to the public to make the Royal Family ‘more transparent and cost effective’ – and is acknowledging ‘the need for the monarchy to evolve’, claims royal expert

King Charles III’s decision to open his royal residences to the public indicates he has realised ‘the need for the monarchy to evolve’, a royal expert has claimed. Earlier this week, in an unprecedented move, His Majesty, 75, announced that Balmoral Castle – the late Queen’s favourite retreat in Scotland, will …

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Church Times promotional leaflets for your APCM

THOSE Church Times promotional leaflets — we still have some, or can print some more. If any readers have yet to order some for circulating in their congregation, or to friends, a forthcoming Annual Parochial Church Meeting is an ideal opportunity. Much of the information contained in the Church Times …

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Former town post office to become parcel drop off depot

She said: “It would be preferable to have a more active frontage… given its location on an attractive public square, but the change of use will introduce a customer service point for the Abergavenny Royal Mail Delivery Office which would benefit the community by allowing the general public access to …

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