POLICE are warning residents to be alert to a new scam. They say that text messages claiming to be from either Royal Mail or DPD are being sent to people advising them that their parcel is waiting to be delivered and requires a small fee to release it, providing a …
Read More »Hermes pays retailers compensation as computer glitch marked parcels as undelivered
Hermes pays retailers ‘hundreds of pounds’ in compensation after they missed out on processing fee because computer glitch marked parcels as undelivered Courier firm pays 35p to businesses for every packages successfully processed But computer issues saw scores of parcels not logged correctly in the system This meant retailers missed …
Read More »Is there post Good Friday and Easter Monday? How bank holidays affect Royal Mail, and if post offices open
The four day Easter bank holiday weekend is almost here – the second Easter bank holiday weekend spent in lockdown in fact – and Britons are looking forward to some time off. The long Easter weekend includes two bank holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, which means two days off for many …
Read More »Dunfermline Royal Mail workers thanked for efforts during coronavirus pandemic
HARD-WORKING posties were presented with healthy snacks this week in appreciation of their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Members of Fife’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community popped in to thank Royal Mail workers and drop off the gifts on Friday. Dr Abdul Hayee, vice-president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Edinburgh and Fife, …
Read More »North Yorkshire Police urges vigilance against scam text messages claiming to be from Royal Mail or DPD. – North Yorkshire Police
Text messages claiming to be from either Royal Mail or DPD are being sent to people advising them that their parcel is waiting to be delivered and requires a small fee to release it, providing a link to a fake website. The website then asks for the victim’s personal banking …
Read More »North Yorkshire Police urges vigilance against scam text messages claiming to be from Royal Mail or DPD. – North Yorkshire Police
Text messages claiming to be from either Royal Mail or DPD are being sent to people advising them that their parcel is waiting to be delivered and requires a small fee to release it, providing a link to a fake website. The website then asks for the victim’s personal banking …
Read More »Man blows people’s minds after realisation about the Post Office and Royal Mail
A comedian has shared his “mind-blowing” realisation about the Post Office and Royal Mail – and thousands of people can’t believe it. Freddy Quinne’s TikTok video has been seen a whopping 670,000 times since being shared in March. “Right, I’ve just learnt something that’s absolutely blown my mind,” he says …
Read More »Bridgwater Delivery Office workers walk out on strike
AROUND 100 postmen and women walked out on strike this morning (April 1) at Bridgwater Delivery Office – but they have now returned to work. According to the Communication Workers Union (Bristol & District Branch) – which represents 3,000 Post Office and Royal Mail staff across Bristol, Somerset and the …
Read More »Only Fools And Horses TV stars donate signed items for auction to boost Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary as it prepares to reopen
As volunteers at the sanctuary are beginning to look towards opening their doors again, charity patron John Challis and his TV co-star Sue Holderness decided to help with ongoing fundraising efforts. John, best known for playing Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, and Sue, who played his on-screen wife Marlene, …
Read More »Royal Mail, HMRC, banks and the NHS – urgent warning to Brits at risk of scams
As Covid lockdown restrictions begin to ease across the UK Brits should still be wary of opportunistic fraudsters taking advantage of the current situation to exploit people. Lockdown restrictions and a rise in online shopping or banking throughout the pandemic has seen a rise in scams. It is important you …
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