‘If I get my post once a week I am lucky’

Residents said they have missed crucial hospital appointments [BBC] Residents in East Sussex have slammed Royal Mail for what they described as its “abysmal” postal service. Nathan Jones, from Crowborough, said he was “lucky” if he received his post more than once a week. The 38-year-old told the BBC he …

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‘If I get my post once a week I am lucky’

“A high level of vacancies at the local delivery office has unfortunately had an impact on deliveries in Crowborough,” they added. Mr Jones said post problems in the area were getting “people’s backs up”. Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, said she was lobbying Royal Mail on behalf of local …

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Royal Mail post box ‘stolen’ overnight in Wiltshire village

A Royal Mail post box was stolen from Perry Green, Charlton, Malmesbury, overnight between October 14 and October 15. A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: “Please keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour around post boxes overnight. “Anyone with information relating to this incident should contact Wiltshire Police on 101. “Alternatively, …

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Use trains to move post, Royal Mail urged

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Royal Mail recruiting posties to improve Andover service

This follows MP Kit Malthouse’s collaboration with senior executives and staff last year to enhance performance. Mr Malthouse said: “Last year, I had visited Andover Sorting Office and met with management and posties to discuss how we could make our local postal service more reliable. “The good news is that …

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Season three streaming on Binge

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