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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 »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 …
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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 …
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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 »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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R oyal Mail will be investigated by the industry watchdog Ofcom after it failed to meet its delivery targets during the past year. The postal service delivered only 73.7 per cent of First Class mail within one day, well short of its 93 per cent target. Ofcom said it would …
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