Tag Archives: Christmas

Christmas is just next week, somehow, that really snuck up on us didn’t it? Could’ve sworn summer was just a month ago but here we are. Everyone’s favourite time of year is just around the corner, the weather being a constant reminder that the festive season is truly upon us. …

Royal Mail strikes have left children with no sign of their promised letter from Father Christmas as some homes have now gone weeks without receiving deliveries. Thousands of households across the country have been hit by Royal Mail strikes this week after more than 100,000 postmen walked out on Wednesday …

Royal Mail has issued a warning that today (December 16) is the final date to post some Christmas mail before December 25. Households across the UK are being urged to get familiar with the final posting dates for Christmas or risk losing out. Today is the last day people can …

DPD has suspended deliveries in nearly 50 postcodes around Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire as Christmas approaches. Due to the inconvenience caused by Royal Mail’s industrial action on Sunday, December 11, the parcel company has announced delays in its next-day delivery service. After a long-running disagreement about jobs, wages, and working …

Christmas is officially just nine days away, meaning you might find that you still have quite a few things left to finish up, including some last minute gifts. If, like so many of us, you are thinking about getting some last minute orders in online, then you might want to …

People hoping to get their letters to loved ones in time for Christmas must post them today if they are certain types of postage, the Royal Mail has warned. On the company’s website, it has set a number of deadlines on when packages and letters need to be posted in …

A ‘missed delivery’ scam email purporting to be from Royal Mail has been reported to police more than 400 times. Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for Cyber Crime, has issued an alert about the fake emails. It says: “The emails claim that the recipient missed a delivery and …

Proposed reforms include Royal Mail’s parcel arm switching to hundreds of freelance “owner-driver” postal workers. Until recently, only a quarter of Parcelforce drivers could be self-employed, but the changes will mean this can be lifted to 100pc, for instance. Royal Mail expects to rack up losses between £350m and £450m …

As the Royal Mail strikes continue, many people will be feeling frustrated about the lack of Christmas post and parcel deliveries. While the Communication Workers Union (CWU) continues to take industrial action throughout December, many people will be frantically posting letters before the final deadline for postage. However, this date …

Is your Christmas present sitting in Royal Mail’s parcel mountain? Letters and packages are pictured piling up outside sorting office as workers continue strike action – and retailers urge Britons to buy presents in person Aerial shots revealed hundreds of cages containing delivery items neatly lined up at the Filton …