Royal Mail’s bringing back its popular Father Christmas letter scheme this year, helping children deliver their festive wish-lists to Santa. But that’s not all. The free Write To Santa scheme will also will provide the majority of young participants with a response from the big man himself. There’s only one catch: you …
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A lorry driver who crashed into the back of a truck on the M25 may not have been wearing his seatbelt. Kevin Thompson, 57, from Bedfordshire died after the lorry he was driving smashed into the back of a Royal Mail vehicle on the motorway earlier this year. The M25 …
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Read More »Royal Mail final Christmas postage dates
9 October 2019 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail has announced its latest posting dates for Christmas mail this year. The peak season will slow deliveries of letters and parcels thanks to the volumes the postal operator handles throughout. According to Royal Mail, for UK letters and cards: • Wednesday 18 …
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Read More »Children can receive a free letter from Santa with the Royal Mail this Christmas
Royal Mail is helping families deliver letters to Santa again this Christmas . Writing a letter to Father Christmas is a festive tradition many take part in, but do we ever really send them off? This year Royal Mail is giving children the chance to send off their wish list …
Read More »Oddsphere Selected as Crown Commercial Services Supplier
Left to right: Directors Tony Cheetham, Damian Donnelly, Hayley Cowburn. The Manchester Software Company have been added to the UK Government’s Digital Outcomes & Specialist 4 framework, which has generated £1.45bn since 2016. Oddsphere is a growing software company in Manchester’s Northern Quarter and has seen rapid growth in 2019, …
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