Parts of the A38 will close for 15 days from tomorrow (Monday, June 10). The A38 in the Patchway and Filton areas of South Gloucestershire will see part of the slip roads close near the Royal Mail Bristol and the B4057 Gipsy Patch Lane. Closures will affect both sides of …
Read More »Royal Mail vows to deliver Christmas for Bristol after last year’s chaotic scenes
Royal Mail’s boss has vowed to deliver Christmas for Bristol – in contrast to last year’s chaotic scenes. The 2022 festive period was mired by strike action and saw a huge build up of letters and parcels at the Filton sorting office. But yesterday the delivery service announced it was …
Read More »Crash outside Royal Mail depot in Filton causes delays – updates
A crash near a Royal Mail depot is causing delays in Bristol this afternoon. Traffic is building up on Gloucester Road, outside the Royal Mail in Filton this afternoon. There are reports of a bus and a car involved in a collision. BristolLive have contacted Avon and Somerset Police for …
Read More »Piles of post at Royal Mail Bristol centre pictured 17 hours apart
Photos taken 17 hours apart show heaps of post left outside a Bristol Royal Mail centre, as national strikes continue. The undelivered post was pictured on Monday and again on Tuesday (December 13) ahead of another strike day today. Some of the containers pictured at 7pm on Monday were photographed …
Read More »Royal Mail parcels and letters piling up at Bristol Mail Centre
Huge piles of undelivered post are reportedly being left out in the elements at Bristol Mail Centre. And staff at the Filton site claim they have been told by management to bin flyers and promotional mail with questions raised by the union over the legality of that decision. A Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail Christmas jobs across Bristol paying up to £16 an hour
As the festive seasons draw near, many will be looking to earn some extra cash. And with Christmas its busiest time of the year, Royal Mail is in need of extra hands. The postal service has recently added hundreds of job vacancies online with the hope of recruiting more team …
Read More »Royal Mail says new Filton Airfield venue could delay postal deliveries in Bristol and beyond
Royal Mail has warned that any traffic caused by a new attraction in Filton could delay post across the “whole region”. YTL Developments is seeking planning permission to build the festival-style ‘village’ on the former airfield near Bristol, with outdoor entertainment, tipi restaurants, retail stalls and a bar with roof …
Read More »Royal Mail bomb squad incident: Student in court as police reveal reason for explosion scare
Police have revealed why suspicious package fears in Filton prompted a controlled explosion. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit evacuated Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office in the early hours of Friday (September 11). Investigations led officers to believe the parcel had been moved to Bath, …
Read More »Why Royal Mail may not deliver your post on Saturday – or deliver it late
Widespread disruption to letters and packages being delivered to homes across the whole of the South West is likely after Bristol and Bath depots were evacuated on Friday, September 11. Police were called to the sorting office on Gloucester Road North shortly after 2am. It’s believed the package may have …
Read More »‘Leave now’- Bristol Royal Mail worker describes evacuation
A Bristol Royal Mail worker has described the moment she was made to leave her depot during the early hours of Friday morning. The employee, who wished not to be named, said she was left feeling ‘confused’ after being ordered to vacate the sorting office, on Gloucester Road, without fire …
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