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The Communication Workers Union announced that the action in October and November will be a mixture of single days and rolling action across Royal Mail Group’s network Royal Mail workers will hold 19 strikes over the next two months ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Black Friday looks under …

Strike action by Royal Mail workers has been cancelled today (Friday) following the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has confirmed all industrial action planned for 9 September has been called off. Members of the CWU were preparing to walk out on Thursday and …

A charity football match comes to Cowes a week today (Sunday). The Kate Marshall Memorial Trophy will see a Cowes Ladies XI, formed of players and male and female supporters, take on a mixed Royal Mail XI at Westwood Park. Kate Marshall was the mother of Cowes Ladies’ founder Toby …

More than 115,000 postal workers who have been “pushed to the brink” are set to walk out on dates in August and September over a dispute over pay, the CWU has announced Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Communications Workers Union announces strike …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 97.6% of members who voted in the ballot backed strike action in a dispute over pay The strike could severely impact postal and parcel deliveries ( Image: Getty Images) Postal workers have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. …

A Milltown woman has said she is disappointed that a traditional red postbox will no longer be in use in the area. The postbox, which was located in a stone pillar, has not been operational since the pillar was accidentally hit and damaged by a lorry in February. The woman, …

Did you know there were Black passengers on the ship? A True Life Story: On April 10,1912, The Royal Mail Ship (RMS), Titanic set sail across the Atlantic on its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. At 52,310 tons, the Titanic was the largest passenger ship the …

The TUV has accused Royal Mail of an “orchestrated attempt to disrupt” its election campaign in Newry and Armagh amid claims that party literature has not been delivered to a large number of homes. The accusation has  been levelled by TUV leader Jim Allister and his party’s candidate for the …

The price of a first class stamp is going up by 10p and a second class stamp by 2p, as the Post Office u-turns on plans that meant Brits had less than a year to use up their old stamps Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play …

Households have until January 31 to use up any existing stamps with the Queen’s head and ‘1st’ or ‘second class’ wording – including seasonal ones such as Christmas editions ( Image: Getty) Households have until January 31 to use up any stamps they may already have – including seasonal ones …