Letters inviting people to get the COVID-19 jab were delayed in the North East, raising concerns about the management of the all-important vaccination booking process. Sky News has learned that some vaccine letters sent to elderly people in the region did not arrive as expected on Friday 8 January. The …
Read More »The Great Race of Vaccination Versus Mutation – BillMoyers.com
Unsanitized: The Great Race of Vaccination Versus Mutation First Response I know there’s a lot going on. We have insurrectionists in our midst, the president is getting impeached today for an unprecedented second time, the Republican Party is splintering. It’s fascinating and dangerous and infuriating all at once. But we are …
Read More »Letters inviting elderly people to get vaccine delayed after ‘mailing issue’
The Telegraph Vaccine passport for international travel branded ‘discriminatory’ Can I go on holiday? What’s the GHIC, and how does it differ to the EHIC? How travel to Europe will change after Brexit New UK entry testing rules: Everything you need to know Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter …
Read More »Royal Mail struggling to deliver post in Widnes
A stock image of Royal Mail vans. (Picture: Reach PLC) Widnes has been named in a list of 21 areas where Royal Mail is struggling to make deliveries due to the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. A service update on its website said a massive increase in online shopping and …
Read More »Royal Mail should recruit unemployed youths to bolster delivery service, say MPs
On Wednesday, Royal Mail published an updated list of areas where there is “acute service disruption,” cutting the number of places affected from 28 to 21. But the firm has been accused of underreporting the true severity of the situation, and should face penalties, say MP’s. Ofcom, which regulates the …
Read More »PPE Portal ships 1 billionth item of PPE as DHSC thanks partners
Today, DHSC thanked eBay, Royal Mail, Clipper, Unipart and Volo Commerce for their support as they announced one billion items of PPE have now been delivered through the PPE Portal. DHSC worked with industry and the military with eBay stepping up to build the platform and Unipart offering customer service. …
Read More »Royal Mail Priority Postbox: where is the nearest one for sending my Covid test sample – and what are they?
Health Here’s how to find your nearest Royal Mail Priority Postbox – and exactly how they work for sending back coronavirus test kits Wednesday, 13th January 2021, 8:30 am (Photo: Shutterstock) If you’ve ordered a postal test, the process couldn’t be simpler. Your testing kit will arrive with a leaflet …
Read More »Cheshire town one of the 27 areas hit with postal delays due to COVID-19
Royal Mail has revealed a list of areas hit with postal delivery delays due to COVID-19. The list is composed of 28 areas where post might be late due to its workforce being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Widnes is one of the areas named on the list, specifically the …
Read More »People could miss vaccine letters over mail delivery problems: MLA
An MLA has expressed concerns after it emerged parts of Co Londonderry have been included in the Royal Mail’s list of 28 UK areas suffering from limited delivery services as more of its workforce is affected by Covid-19. agherafelt (BT45, BT46) joins 27 English towns that are no longer receiving …
Read More »Failing Royal Mail is surely doomed to be eaten by the likes of Amazon
It takes talent for a parcel-delivery company not to prosper during the current conditions, when online shopping for non-essentials is the only sort of shopping allowed. Still, the Royal Mail is making a pretty good fist of it. The world seems to be full of delivery vans, yet the former …
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