A woman who had been waiting for nine months for a hospital appointment missed her slot after the letter informing her took four weeks to be delivered because of Royal Mail outages. Iona Lennon, a chartered surveyor from Gloucestershire, had been waiting since last September for a hospital appointment. A …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery delays as two Essex towns may not receive post again due to ‘local issues’
Two Essex towns will not receive post from Royal Mail due to ‘local issues’. Royal Mail say they hope to deliver to all addresses they have mail for 6 days a week – Monday to Saturday. However, in some local offices, deliveries can be delayed with some towns without post …
Read More »MPs call for Royal Mail to be nationalised after Ofcom probe
A number of Labour MPs have called for the postal service to be renationalised, but the party leadership’s stance is unclear Royal Mail could face a significant penalty over failures to meet delivery targets last year, after the regulator announced it has launched an investigation. Campaigners and MPs have called …
Read More »Rank-and-file meeting adopts fighting programme for Royal Mail workers
A Zoom meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee on Sunday delivered a powerful answer to the propaganda by Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials who are insisting “there is no alternative” to accepting their pro-company agreement with Royal Mail and that a no vote will result in “mutual destruction”. Sunday’s …
Read More »Nine-fingered Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev accused of Royal Mail attack hit with $10m bounty
A Russian master hacker who claims to have cut off his own finger after losing a bet has been slapped with a $10m (£8m) bounty by US officials. Mikhail Matveev, 30, of Kaliningrad, was accused on Tuesday of being one of the leading members of the Hive, LockBit and Babuk …
Read More »Free vapes to be offered to e-cigarette users if they recycle their used ones through Royal Mail
A major scheme to recycle single-use vapes is to be launched this month, with consumers given free vape sticks in exchange for returning used products. Under the plans, to be initially rolled out in London, Birmingham and Manchester at the end of May, consumers will be able to send used …
Read More »Royal Mail delays in two Essex postcode areas continue
A daily list of delivery offices facing delays on the Royal Mail website has been updated today, which has seen the Stanford-le-Hope and South Ockendon delivery offices remain on the list. Two south Essex postcode areas, covering a number of towns and villages, are facing delays due to this. On its …
Read More »Royal Mail’s cunning plan to celebrate Blackadder’s 40th!
On: May 16, 2023, By: Bill Young Marking the 40th anniversary of one of the greats of British comedy, Royal Mail has released a collection of 12 special stamps celebrating the brilliance of Blackadder. Eight of the stamps will feature some of the series’ most classic moments with four being reserved to track …
Read More »Royal Mail’s first-class stamp delivered me an appalling third-rate service – Polly Hudson
Only 73% of first-class mail gets there the next day – but my parcel took 18 days to cross London, says Polly Hudson Hard-working staff aren’t the problem, says Polly ( Image: Iain Buist / Newcastle Chronicle) In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t seem like much. This country …
Read More »Royal Mail post box stolen from Suffolk village, police say
The Royal Mail post box was last seen on Wednesday, May 10 in Pound Green Road in Badingham, near Framlingham and Saxmundham. Suffolk police believes it was stolen at some point during the night. Following the incident, officers are appealing for any witnesses. Anyone who has any information about the …
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