Royal Mail is targeting forecourts as part of its ambitions to become the biggest self-service parcel locker provider in the UK, despite being a late arrival to the market. That is according to the delivery business’s director of partnerships and acquisitions Anna Malley at this week’s National Convenience Show. She …
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Cath McGee, who lives in Woodlands, says she has been consistently experiencing problems receiving letters from Royal Mail for around a year. Cath, who previously worked as a postie for five years from the late ’80s, first noticed a delay to her birthday cards arriving in January 2024. READ NEXT: Locals …
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In exciting news for anyone with a thriving Vinted side hustle, Royal Mail has just unveiled its new and improved ‘postbox of the future’, set to make sending stuff across the UK much, much simpler. This is the biggest change to Britain’s postboxes since they were born more than 175 years …
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Church secretary accused of exposing himself told by judge he’s ‘excluded’ from coastal town Samuel Houston’s case has sent shockwaves through Portstewart A postmaster and church secretary accused of exposing himself on Portstewart’s promenade has signed his business over. District Judge Peter King told Samuel Houston that now he is …
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Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered postbox of the future as the company continues to find ways to make sending parcels easier. The iconic postbox design has been given a modern makeover including an extra-large opening to accept parcels larger than those that fit through a letterbox for the first …
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84% of Jersey islanders rated their local postal service as good or very good, according to the 2025 Customer Survey, conducted by Jersey Post. Islanders also saw improvements in sending off-island, to and from the UK, with 55% rating this service as good or very good (compared with 34% last …
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Solar-powered postboxes with an extra-large slot for parcels are being trialled by Royal Mail. The firm says it is the biggest change to the design of the red postbox since its introduction more than 175 years ago. Five postboxes are currently being piloted – one in Fowlmere in Cambridgeshire, and …
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A Royal Mail postman who was fired after punching a customer in the face has been handed a £5,000 payout. Andrew Drysdale, 60, said he felt “threatened” by a homeowner when he was accused of not trying to make the delivery. An employment tribunal was told that Drysdale instead left …
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As is the case with other delivery services around the globe, the British firm generally only delivers mail within certain times. Beyond these hours, recipients should not expect the arrival of their items. When does the Royal Mail stop delivering? According to the Royal Mail, the company aims to deliver …
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