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Royal Mail has released a list of delivery offices experiencing issues in the busy build-up to Christmas – including Congleton
It comes as the postal service has revealed how it’s battling with ‘Covid-related self-isolation’ and ‘high levels of sick absence’ among its employees.
Today the organisation has listed areas where there may be disruption, which includes Buxton and Congleton.
More Christmas news
The Mirror has reported how, according to the BBC, absence levels at the postal giant are almost double those seen in 2018.
A source said the internal situation is “horrific” and claimed: “It’s much worse than a normal Christmas.”
StokeonTrentLive has previously reported how families in Biddulph had been complaining over how long they have had to wait for their post.
Royal Mail has today listed the offices were there is disruption. The full list is below:
- Belfast West DO (BT10 – BT12 and BT17)
- Belper DO (DE56)
- Bowthorpe DO (NR5, NR8)
- Burnham On Crouch DO (CM0 8)
- Buxton NR SUDO (NR10 5)
- Chelmsford DO (CM1 to CM3)
- Congleton DO (CW4 and CW12)
- Eccles DO (M30)
- Farnborough DO (GU14)
- Finsbury Park DO (N4 and N15)
- Havant DO (PO9-10)
- Hornsey DO (N8)
- Kinlochleven SPDO (PH50)
- Longton DO (ST3 and ST11)
- New Ferry DO (CH32, CH62 and CH63)
- Northwich DO (CW8 to CW9)
- Pontypridd DO (CF37, CF38 and CF46)
- Rayleigh DO (SS6)
- Shrewsbury DO (SY1 to SY5)
- St. Helens DO (WA9 to WA11)
- Stocksbridge (S36)
- Upminster DO (RM14)
- Upton DO (CH30 and CH49)
- Warrington DO (WA1 to WA2 and WA4 to WA5)
- Willesden DO (NW10 and NW26)
The organisation is issuing daily updates on its website. A post today stated: “Deliveries are operating as normal across most of the country today.
“We aim to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week. In a small number of local offices this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as COVID-related self isolation, high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors. In those cases we will rotate deliveries to minimise the delay to individual customers.
“We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive.”
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Latest posting dates for Christmas
Meanwhile recommended postal dates for Christmas have also been included on the website for inland deliveries.
They are as follows:
December 17 – Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy;
December 18 – 2nd class, 2nd class signed for, Royal Mail 48;
December 21 – 1st class, 1st class signed for, Royal Mail 24, Royal Mail 48;
December 22 – Royal Mail Tracked 24;
December 23 – Special Delivery Guaranteed.
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