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Readers have been sharing their views about what’s in the news. Here we share some of the letters, emails and comments that have come in over the week, including this cartoon from John Elson. John Elson’s cartoon is sponsored by the Assist Group Send your letters to: news@lincsonline.co.uk What is …

A planning authority has been urged to ‘not make a problem area worse’ as it considers plans for revisions to onsite parking at a Royal Mail delivery office. A total of 18 neighbour objections have been lodged with West Suffolk Council, as of today so far, in relation to the …

Two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns were raised about overtime payments were fairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled. The claimants, Mr I Abbott and Mr T Everett, both worked in a particular area of the mail processing unit in West Hill, Dartford. The claimants both worked …

A pensioner said she feels like she is living in “a void” after not receiving post through her letterbox for more than a month. Linda Rickard, who lives in Church Path, Northfleet, has hit out at Royal Mail for the delays, branding the courier “ridiculous”. Linda has hit out at …

A planning application by Royal Mail for the removal of 36 dedicated staff parking spaces at its Bury St Edmunds delivery office has been described as an ‘insult’ to residents. The postal company has submitted an application to West Suffolk Council, to vary a condition of the approved 2005 scheme …

Staffing shortages have caused delays for residents expecting important deliveries. While parcels continue to be delivered, some letters in Grantham have not reached households for almost a week. Reports on the Croxton Kerrial Group Facebook paged indicate that numerous members of postal staff at Grantham Sorting Office were off sick, …

An application to revise on-site parking at the Royal Mail delivery office in Bury St Edmunds is now in the public domain. A proposal has been submitted by Richard Parker, of Northern Property Consortium, to vary a condition of the approved 2005 scheme for the delivery office, in Skyliner Way, …

A town is set to lose its long-serving Royal Mail postal delivery office – in a move described as “deeply concerning” for residents. The company insists the closure of the Sandwich site and relocation of operations to Canterbury will have “no impact” on customers. The Royal Mail delivery office in …

Enforcement action against Royal Mail has been welcomed following many months of parking problems ‘negatively impacting’ an estate community. The postal business was accused of shifting its parking issue from its delivery office in Skyliner Way, Moreton Hall, in Bury St Edmunds, onto the estate’s roads when it banned workers …

Publicans say government licensing reforms would not help them — and that they feel decision makers ‘have completely lost sight of why pubs exist’. Ministers have launched a consultation on licensing reform, which includes a proposal to axe the statutory requirement for alcohol licensing notices to be advertised in print …