A printer has apologised and taken “full responsibility” after a Reform UK leaflet was sent out that omitted a required marker confirming it was party endorsed. The letter from a “local pensioner” was delivered for Reform UK to constituents in the Gorton and Denton by-election, signed by a “concerned neighbour” …
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Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart secured a “high-level” meeting with senior management of Royal Mail to discuss “unacceptable” postal delays in Banbridge. While the issue of slow post is not unique to Banbridge, Ms Lockhart explained there was a “very specific local issue” …
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Rural MPs from across the political spectrum used a Westminster Hall debate on 4 February to raise serious concerns about the reliability of postal services and the future of post offices in rural and remote communities. The debate was secured by Stuart Anderson MP, who argued that rural residents are …
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Recent challenges faced by Royal Mail have been attributed to a new shift system being trialled at 38 sorting offices nationwide, including locations such as Milton Keynes, Southend, and Ipswich. This system, referred to as “optimised delivery,” involves delivering second-class mail on alternate weekdays according to a two-week rotating schedule. …
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Royal Mail has urged small and medium-sized businesses to apply for its £1 million apprenticeship levy fund during National Apprenticeship Week (9–15 February), as it steps up efforts to help address skills shortages across the SME sector. Applications are open for the second round of the fund, which is available …
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Royal Mail has confirmed that there may be issues with certain deliveries to addresses in Herne Hill today. Royal Mail is a business that provides postal and delivery services six days a week to homes across the United Kingdom. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not …
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The current shop floor at the rear would be converted for housing while a vacant unit at the front of the building would become the new post office Enfield Post Office Enfield Post Office could be about to get a radical overhaul as plans have been submitted to build four …
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There has been no shortage of headlines in recent weeks about the mounting problems with Royal Mail deliveries across Shropshire. Missed post, long delays and inconsistent rounds have left many residents, including in North Shropshire, frustrated. First and second-class post are now seemingly meaningless categories. Like others, I’ve heard many …
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WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has expressed alarm that the Government has yet to intervene in the Royal Mail’s failing delivery service. According to a survey carried out by Citizens Advice, 16million people received parcels and letters late at Christmas. The MP is calling for a solution as she …
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