Nearly 400 temporary workers are set to be employed by the Royal Mail at an Essex mail centre in order to deliver packages over Christmas this year. Royal Mail has announced a huge recruitment drive of 370 temporary staff at the Chelmsford Mail Centre to run from late October to …
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Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site …
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Christmas is a time of giving, which also makes it a time when parcels zip up and down the country. To meet high demand at its busiest time of year, Royal Mail is looking to recruit new staff over the Christmas period. The company is looking to recruit mail sorters …
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An Essex Post Office boss, who has one of five who were convicted as a result of a computer systems scandal, has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. On Monday, Duranda Clarke, of Thaxted, as well as Robert Boyle, Jack Smith, Grant Allen and Richard Hawkes all had their …
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An Essex subpostmaster among those falsely accused of theft, fraud and false accounting has told an inquiry he “contemplated suicide” after being left with a bill of £17,000 due to flaws within the Post Office system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses (SPMs) were prosecuted based …
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Royal Mail has warned people to expect delays with receiving their post in Southend-on-Sea today. According to the Mirror, the postal company has been hit hard by coronavirus challenges which has caused disruption to its services. Disruption has meant that Royal Mail is saying it’s not going to be able …
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Two areas in Essex are experiencing postal delays. Royal Mail has apologised for any inconvenience caused by the delays as it released a list of impacted areas. Chelmsford and Upminster are both facing delays to their deliveries. Read more: The latest news for Essex Royal Mail has said the delays …
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Areas of Essex are facing Royal Mail delivery delays in the days before Christmas. The national mail delivery service today (Wednesday, December 22) said that some parts of the county would experience disruption. Royal Mail said this was due to staff isolating with Covid, among other local factors. Read more: …
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Important documents such as “Do Not Resuscitate” forms are being held up for days because of a review of how post is delivered in Chelmsford. That is the claim from one whistleblower after people living in CM1, CM2 and CM3 postcodes complained they haven’t been receiving post via Royal Mail …
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Chelmsford residents claim they have not received post from Royal Mail for more than three weeks. People living in CM1, CM2 and CM3 postcodes have told EssexLive they haven’t been receiving post via Royal Mail since October 25. This isn’t the first time this has happened in the area – …
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