[ad_1] Royal Mail senior management have been hauled in for urgent talks after Rochdale MP Paul Waugh demanded answers over widespread mail delays affecting residents across the borough. The intervention follows ongoing issues raised by constituents and fellow MP Elsie Blundell, who has repeatedly called for improvements in Heywood and Middleton North. Despite her efforts,…
[ad_1] Picture: Peter Sutherland, Golspie The A9 was at a standstill on Tuesday morning as Police Scotland coordinated efforts to recover a Royal Mail lorry that had crashed in snow and ice just south of Berriedale. New images from the scene show the large postal vehicle being rescued on the notorious stretch of road. The…
[ad_1] Inverness’s main post office will close for the last time today (Christmas Eve) – ending a presence at Queensgate dating back to the 19th century. Queensgate Post Office. With a replacement service already in operation within Church Street’s Co-op supermarket, the 1960s built premises is expected to shut at 4pm on December 24. Queensgate…
[ad_1] Aviemore has ranked among the bottom three in the north of Scotland for the town’s tally of late letters, according to a new investigation. Our experiment, which saw people across the north of Scotland send a total of 177 First Class envelopes, found that a third of letters posted from the town arrived late….
[ad_1] A Moray village has been ranked bottom in the north of Scotland for its tally of late letters, according to the results of a new investigation. Our experiment, which saw people across the region send a total of 177 First Class envelopes, found that 40 per cent of letters posted from Aberlour arrived late…
[ad_1] MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire Angus MacDonald at a sorting office. Royal Mail delays affecting Shieldaig, Applecross, Torridon and Lochcarron risk “irreversible damage” according to Angus MacDonald, the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire. He has called for urgent action to address the “unacceptable collapse” of Royal Mail services across Wester…
[ad_1] Royal Mail Mail delivery problems in Nairnshire should be resolved in the coming weeks, an MP has been told by Royal Mail. Last week, The Inverness Courier reported on letters not being delivered in several locations for about two weeks — with residents missing out on medical appointments and invoices as a result. SNP…
[ad_1] Royal Mail A number of Nairnshire residents have reported not receiving their post for more than two weeks. People living in rural areas such as Glenferness and near Cawdor have raised concerns about a lack of deliveries, with people reporting missing hospital appointments as a result. The matter was raised at last week’s meeting…
[ad_1] A 103-year-old Second World War veteran has been sharing his stories of the frontline with primary school children in Salford – as part of a new project to celebrate the anniversary of VE Day. Bombardier Tom Jones was called up to serve in the Royal Artillery as the war broke out in 1939 –…
[ad_1] Letters should be emailed to editor@northern-times.co.uk. Please include your address and a daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for length or other reasons and are included at the editor’s discretion. ‘Strong measure of caution’ needed over Highland Council’s investment plan Letter from Cllr Jim McGillivray, East Sutherland and Edderton ward I read with…