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 …
Read More »Two Somerset areas in Royal Mail black spot receiving limited deliveries due to Covid
Two Somerset areas are on a list of places which are receiving limited delivery services due to Covid. In a service update today (Tuesday, January 12) the Royal Mail has compiled a collection of 26 areas across England, in which deliveries are ‘likely to be limited’. The service said that …
Read More »The 8 Kent postcodes on Royal Mail’s ‘COVID blacklist’
Eight postcode areas in Kent are experiencing a limited Royal Mail delivery service due to coronavirus. People living in parts of Margate and Ashford are likely to face significant delays receiving their post. Royal Mail today confirmed that Margate postcodes CT7 to CT9 as well as Ashford postcodes TN23 to …
Read More »Royal Mail slows service in many areas to cope with pressure from Covid-19
Royal Mail has listed 28 areas of the UK that will not receive post on time due to a combination of staff sickness, the need for extra precautions to protect from the virus, and higher than usual volumes of post. The service said that 27 areas in England would be …
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