Dear Editor, I was disappointed by the irrelevant bluster that Dr Mullan threw at us as justification for his voting to allow water companies to dump raw sewage onto our rivers and on to our beaches. Under current laws many water companies have been fined for just this practice. His …
Read More »Parcel firms ‘failing to deliver on performance’
“Our own data shows that more than 99.5% of all DPD parcels are delivered right first time, which is one of the main reasons we have been voted top in MoneySavingExpert’s annual parcel delivery customer satisfaction poll of over 10,000 recipients, eight years running.” Source link
Read More »Enterprise appoints Ryan Johnson as UK and Ireland MD
Enterprise Holdings has appointed Ryan Johnson (pictured) as MD UK & Ireland as the company ramps up its drive into the logistics sector. Johnson will take over the role from Khaled Shahbo who was recently appointed senior vice president of European operations. Johnson joined the business in 1998 as …
Read More »How to get a free personalised letter from Santa to your child through Royal Mail
‘Tis the season to start getting your Christmas presents ready for your little ones as Christmas Day nears. And how about go the extra mile for your tot this year… we’re not talking dressing up as Santa or using fake snow to make footprints up the stairs, oh no, we’re …
Read More »Orion confirms first high-speed train departure in UK
Orion High Speed Logistics, the parcels and light loads division of Rail Operations Group, has confirmed departure this morning of their much anticipated high-speed service, bringing mass-market parcels traffic back to the British railway scene. A morning departure from Glasgow, and a return service from London confirms widespread anticipation of …
Read More »Posties to deliver pre-printed labels as part of Parcel Collect service
Royal Mail staff will now deliver pre-printed postage labels to customers who need them when using the company’s Parcel Collect service. The move enables customers without a printer to use Parcel Collect, where postmen and women collect parcels for delivery while carrying out their delivery round. Under Parcel Collect, customers …
Read More »Stockwell Six: Fourth member cleared nearly 50 years after being accused of assault by corrupt police sergeant
A black man who was falsely accused of assault by a corrupt police sergeant has been cleared by the Court of Appeal nearly 50 years after his conviction. Texo Johnson was one of the “Stockwell Six” group of young men who were alleged to have attacked and planned to rob …
Read More »Last Royal Mail Christmas 2021 posting dates revealed as Covid affect deliveries
Brits are being encouraged by Royal Mail to send Christmas gifts early this year, as the mailing company looks to cope with the increase in demand over the festive period due to coronavirus restrictions People are being encouraged to send their gifts as early as they can ( Image: AFP …
Read More »Third-class mail delivery service has cost us dear | Letters
Thank you, Bruce Ross-Smith, for confirming our view that Royal Mail is not fit for purpose, and for putting our problems into perspective (Letters, 21 November). In the 83 days since 1 September we have received mail on only 10 days. There has not been a delivery of mail to any …
Read More »London firefighters rescue cat trapped in post van
Firefighters and animal charity volunteers in Croydon rescued a cat from inside the engine of a Royal Mail postal van today (Tuesday, November 23). In a post on Tuesday evening describing the incident, the Croydon branch of London Fire Brigade (LFB) thanked those with People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) …
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