A postman was sacked by Royal Mail after leaving an elderly woman lying on her doorstep in the snow. Thomas McCafferty ignored the pleas for help from Patricia Stewart, 72, as she lay on the steps of her home. The shocking moment was captured on her neighbour’s doorbell camera which …
Read More »Royal Mail has said it is facing high levels of sickness that mean almost double the number of employees are absent than in 2018, before Covid-19 was identified. The postal service said deliveries were operating as normal across most of the country but that a small number of local offices …
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Royal Mail on Monday said it had exchanged contracts to sell the last three remaining plots on its Nine Elms Park site to London Square for £111.2m. Profits from the sale would be used in line with Royal Mail’s capital allocation policy, with around £35m to be reinvested into the …
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A postman who failed to help a pensioner stranded on the floor in the snow has left his job. The Royal Mail said Thomas McCafferty no longer works for them following the incident earlier this year, according to the Daily Record. Patricia Stewart, 72, previously told how she was left …
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Royal Mail has fired a ‘knackered’ postman who was caught on camera leaving a frail pensioner, 72. Royal Mail has confirmed that a ‘knackered’ postman caught on camera leaving a frail pensioner lying in the snow after she slipped near her front door has been fired. After spotting grandmother-of-two Patricia …
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Thomas McCafferty arrived at the residence of Patricia Stewart, 72, to deliver some post to the home. Ms Stewart was found lying on the steps in pain after she slipped on ice outside her house. But despite the pleas for help from the 72-year-old, Mr McCafferty ignored her – declaring …
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Ofcom has proposed that the current framework regulating Royal Mail should be kept in place for a further five years. The regulator made the recommendation alongside plans to bring in new protections for parcel customers. This will require all parcel firms to tighten up complaints handling, and bring in …
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Of the 15 banks and brokers logged as following Royal Mail, 12 are positive on the stock After weekend reports the Christmas post could be hit by mass delays caused by Covid illnesses, Royal Mail PLC (LSE:RMG) shares defied the odds to open firmly in the green. The short-term chaos …
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The latest posting dates recommended for cards and presents in the UK are December 18 for second class, second class signed for and Royal Mail 48. The last date you can post anything first class, first class signed for or Rail Mail 24 to arrive in time for Christmas is …
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A POSTMAN has been sacked after he left an injured OAP lying in the snow because he was “too knackered” to help. Thomas McCafferty walked away and abandoned Patricia Stewart, 72, during his shift in Bainsford, Falkirk, in February. 3 Thomas McCafferty has been sacked after leaving anOAP lying in …
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