Two brothers who entered a Heald Green post office disguised in Royal Mail waistcoats and stole £280,000 have been jailed for their role in a ‘sham robbery’. Rakib Shah, 26, and Aksar Shah, 29, went into the post office and convenience store on Finney Lane at 1pm on Saturday, December …
Read More »‘It’s spiralling out of control’: Residents ‘cut off’ without vital mail deliveries
Residents in one part of South Manchester feel ‘cut off’ from wider society as vital mail deliveries fail to arrive for days and even weeks, according to neighbours. The reduction of postage on Peel Hall estate, in Wythenshawe, is prompting ‘stress and worry’ among residents, some who rely on essential …
Read More »Frustrated residents without ‘important mail’ for two weeks
Residents in Levenshulme claim they have missed hospital appointments, passports, driving licences, and could miss bills due to not receiving any post for more than two weeks. The neighbours say they did not receive any post on Slade Lane during June until the 16 May, causing chaos for residents. READ …
Read More »Royal Mail and union reach potential agreement after a year of talks over pay dispute
A deadlock in negotiations between the Royal Mail and postal workers which has led to strikes and major disruption of the UK’s letter and parcel deliveries may be over. Today bosses and union leaders issued a joint statement. The statement says: “After almost a year of talks, Royal Mail and …
Read More »Inside Greater Manchester’s summer of strikes as thousands of workers walk out
Thousands of workers are set to strike across the region in the coming months in what has been branded the summer of discontent. The country is set for a level of industrial action unseen since the winter of discontent in 1978, which was characterised by widespread strikes by private, and …
Read More »Police arrest four as trouble breaks out following Manchester United vs West Ham clash
Police arrested four suspects after trouble broke out following Manchester United’s dramatic injury time victory over West Ham at Old Trafford today (January 22). Officers are said to have clashed with some supporters of the London club moments after United striker Marcus Rashford scored the winner in injury time with …
Read More »Royal Mail delays as Eccles neighbours forced to queue in the rain for post – and some still left empty-handed
People in Eccles were forced to queue in the rain for up to 30 minutes to collect post – and some were still left empty-handed. Photos showed a long line of customers outside the sorting office on Saturday. Last week, the M.E.N reported that locals in Eccles hadn’t received any …
Read More »The mystery of the taped off Chorlton post boxes
At least four post boxes in Chorlton has been taped up – and it’s not clear why. Three post boxes on Wilbraham Road, as well as one on Beech Road, have been shut with black and yellow tape. A post shared to the Facebook group, Chorlton M21, highlighted the issue. …
Read More »Can you get a coronavirus test on Christmas Day?
Most of us are hoping for a peaceful and healthy Christmas. But there will be some people who in need over a coronavirus test over the festive period, even on Christmas Day. There will be more than 50 Covid-19 testing sites open in Greater Manchester over Christmas and New Year. …
Read More »Royal Mail workers claim city centre sorting office is a ‘shambles’ after staff test positive for coronavirus
More Royal Mail workers have hit out at the conditions in the Manchester city centre sorting office after number of staff tested positive for COVID-19. Two workers claim that bosses have failed to put effective measures in place to protect staff from coronavirus at the Royal Mail centre on Oldham …
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