Fury after Royal Mail removes postbox in Stinchcombe

RESIDENTS in Stinchcombe are furious after a popular postbox was removed. The Oldhill Lane postbox was spotted with its pole bent almost to the ground back in February. Mindful of the problems getting another Stinchcombe postbox replaced a couple of years ago, Marian Shaw, chairman of the parish council made …

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Post Office doesn’t yet know how much Island mail displaced

Organisation working with UK counterparts to measure postal backlog It’s not yet known how much mail from the Island, sent to Europe, Turkey or Canada, is currently displaced. The Isle of Man Post Office made the decision to suspend services to these destinations after partners Royal Mail and Parcelforce had …

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Is there momentum behind the Royal Mail share price?

It has been a wild ride for some of the UK’s biggest quoted companies this year. Economic uncertainty persists and the question on the minds of many investors is where the prices of stocks like Royal Mail (LON:RMG) will go from here. Royal Mail is one of a surprisingly small number of special shares …

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Royal Mail and Parcelforce make major changes to Christmas schedule

Royal Mail and Parcelforce have suspended all postal services to Europe, effective immediately. Services to mainland Europe, excluding the Republic of Ireland, have been suspended by Royal Mail in light of concern over the new coronavirus variant in the UK, VUI-202012/01. Parcelforce have followed suit, and also excluded services to Turkey …

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3 top tips for last-minute Christmas shopping

The extraordinary events of 2020 may have you feeling less festive than you usually would be at this time of year, but like it or not, Christmas is fast approaching and gift buying is firmly on the to-do list. With everything going on right now, it’s understandable if you haven’t …

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