Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert As I pride myself on providing good service and helping people where I can,I feel I should give my personal overview of recent major changes locally. Do you remember that feeling of sadness and …
Read More »My knowledge of computers is all down to Royal Mail
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert I was very lucky just after I joined Royal Mail on the Youth Opportunity Scheme in 1994 that a call was made for volunteers to learn how to use the new fandangled computers. At …
Read More »To risk the journey or not? The winter dilemma for posties
The Postie Notes by Pete Malone I am afraid that I have to start this month by apologising. The ink was barely dry on my last column, which regular readers will recall was about how nice it was to drive my route to Kinbrace in cold but not overly wintry …
Read More »Royal Mail and the Scottish Government are slow with deliveries
Edward Mountain. Receiving letters and parcels before midday has been the expectation for many up and down the country for generations. However, the Royal Mail’s restructuring plans are set to drastically change delivery times altogether. The company now wants posties to start their working day later and therefore finish later. …
Read More »What have postage stamps done for you philately?
The Postie Notes column by Pete Malone You may have noted that stamps now are larger and include a barcode. This is to prevent stamps from being reused and to protect the income of Royal Mail. Pete Malone columnist It struck me how much stamps have changed over the last …
Read More »I will be sticking with Royal Mail where possible in the future
COLUMN: The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert After singing along to “Tulips from Amsterdam”, I googled the song by Max Bygraves. It was whilst talking to Dorothy and Henry at their gate at InverSkaill, in the middle of nowhere, that I remembered his tag line was, “I Wanna Tell You …
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