11 February 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail had record breaking third quarter results with revenue growing 9.3% year on year. Parcel growth more than offset the decline of letter mail. On its busiest day of the peak season, it delivered 11.7 million parcels, a 32% increase on the busiest …
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‘I can’t help. I’m knackered’: Outrage as postman leaves vulnerable pensioner, 72, lying in the snow after she fell outside her front door Royal Mail postman left Patricia Stewart, 72, lying in snow after fall this week He told the pensioner he was ‘too knackered’ to pick her up in …
Read More »Chiesi launches pilot inhaler recycling scheme in the UK
Italian pharma company Chiesi has launched a pilot scheme in Leicestershire, UK which will aim to make disposing of and recycling inhalers easier. The scheme, known as Take AIR (Take Action for Inhaler Recycling), is supported by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicestershire and Rutland Local Pharmaceutical Committee. …
Read More »Be aware of new ‘Royal Mail’ scam
WORCESTERSHIRE residents are being warned about a new ‘Royal Mail’ scam. Residents from Droitwich have been among those targeted and have written on social media about the attempt to steal money. In the scam fraudsters send an email out of the blue pretending to be from the postal delivery service. …
Read More »Royal Mail retains 10,000 flexible workers amid record volumes but admits to service issues caused by pandemic
Royal Mail said it had experienced the busiest ever three months in its history at the end of 2020, delivering 496m parcels. On its busiest day between October and December, it delivered 11.7m parcels, 32% more than its previous busiest day during the first national lockdown. However, it also …
Read More »Royal Mail turnround still needs the workers’ stamp of approval
How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a postman? The answer is central to the Royal Mail investment case — even though most investors seem to have forgotten that. Royal Mail shares have jumped 40 per cent since the Communication Workers Union voted in …
Read More »Royal Mail apologise to Bainsford woman (72) their postman abandoned
A representative of Royal Mail visited Patricia Stewart at her home in Farm Street, Bainsford, to offer his apologies, just hours after the incident of the postman abandoning her had been captured on video and posted online. Patricia’s family reacted with disbelief and disgust when they viewed footage. Lying in …
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Meghan Markle has convinced a UK judge Mail on Sunday violated her privacy by publishing parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father in 2018 and that the tabloid is liable for copyright infringement. The Duchess of Sussex in September 2019 sued Associated Newspapers, owner of the tabloid, …
Read More »Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival after a record-breaking Christmas
Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival: Record-breaking Christmas puts the postal service on track for a profits bonanza By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 11 February 2021 Royal Mail shares soared after a record-breaking Christmas put the postal service on track …
Read More »Royal Mail postman left vulnerable OAP, 72, lying in the snow after she fell because he was ‘too knackered’
A SCOTS postman left a vulnerable pensioner lying in the snow in freezing temperatures after a bad fall because he was “too knackered”. Shocking footage showed the Royal Mail worker ignoring elderly Patricia Stewart despite her pleas for assistance. 5 The postman left the OAP lying in the snow, telling …
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