A postman’s trolley went rogue on an icy Nottingham driveway, skating down the road while he chased after it. Nicola Dobbs, 55, captured the slippery pursuit on her Ring doorbell, calling it “so amusing” as her postman struggled to regain control of his runaway cart. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail signposts new return options ahead of ‘Takeback Tuesday’
Royal Mail is preparing for half a million gifts to be returned this week ahead of ‘Takeback Tuesday’ – the busiest day of the year for sending back online purchases following the Christmas season. According to Royal Mail data, the number of returns is expected to rise by about 25%, …
Read More »1/2 million gifts to be returned on Takeback Tuesday – ChannelX
Customers can also continue to return parcels at any of the Post Office's 11,500 branches, Royal Mail's 1,200 Customer Service Points and 1,400 parcel … Source link
Read More »UK retailers face January returns challenge worth more than £1.5 billion
Unwanted Christmas presents with a combined value of more than £1.5 billion are now heading back to retailers – with returns set to spike this week as workers now back at their desks add returning unwanted gifts to their ‘to do’ lists. Royal Mail data shows returns are expected to …
Read More »Royal Mail bans postie for kicking over rainbow-coloured gnome and Pride flag plant pot
Royal Mail has banned a postman from working while the police investigate an incident described as a possible hate crime, after the delivery worker was caught on camera knocking over a rainbow garden gnome and Pride-flagged planter. The incident occurred on 6 December in east Belfast at around 3.35 pm, according to Ring doorbell …
Read More »Royal Mail workers fairly dismissed over overtime payment concerns, tribunal rules
An employment tribunal has ruled that two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns about overtime payments were fairly dismissed. I Abbott and T Everett both worked in the mail processing unit in Dartford, Kent in administrative roles dealing with staff pay and hours of attendance. Concerns about the …
Read More »As Meghan Markle prepares for her Hollywood comeback, CHRISTOPHER WILSON traces the Royal Family’s 200-year fascination with actresses
Shedding staff like autumn leaves, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face the tenth anniversary of their meeting, later this year, with fewer people around them than either has had in a very long time. Whether a dwindling income played a part in the drop in numbers of staff they don’t …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘desperately wants King Charles to come to Montecito and see Archie and Lilibet’
Prince Harry desperately wants the King to come to his and Meghan’s Montecito mansion in 2026 to see his grandchildren, friends have claimed. Charles and Prince William are set to travel to the US separately in April as part of a trip to revitalise a key trade deal put on ‘pause’ …
Read More »Christmas post left behind says MP
ROYAL MAIL HAS admitted to withholding local people’s letters causing a delay to the arrival of Christmas cards as well as vital letters like hospital appointments. West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has received dozens of complaints from constituents over recent months as people have noticed a reduced frequency of …
Read More »Criminals used bouncy castles, citronella candles and Royal Mail in elaborate schemes
Drug dealers operating in the upper echelons of the criminal fraternity often go to extreme lengths in order to conceal their illicit activities and escape the clutches of the law. Here, the ECHO has taken a look at some of the most audacious measures that organised crimes groups have taken …
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