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Postal services are set to return to Eyres Monsell, in Leicester, after a former Post Office branch closed last year. The new counter is exected to open in March at the newly-built pharmacy in Sturdee Road, following a public consultation. The former branch a short walk away at The Exchange, …

Royal Mail is set to cut 700 jobs as part of a cost-cutting measure that it hopes will save £40 million every year. A total of 700 managers are set to lose their jobs as the service begins a push to reduce middle management, cut bureaucracy, and reduce costs. Making …

A convenience store in Barwell has relaunched as a Tesco with a wider range of products. The former One Stop shop, on Moore Road, has been transformed into a Tesco Express after shutting down for the revamp in November last year. To celebrate the relaunch last week, a temporary balloon …

A gang of armed thugs threatened to spray acid at a mum and her four-year-old son during a terrifying seven-hour raid on their home, a court heard. The woman opened her front-door to be confronted by two gang members – one in Royal Mail uniform – who were armed with …

Next has cut sick pay for unvaccinated members of its workforce who are forced to self-isolate when someone close to them contracts the virus. Under a rule change introduced in England last month, vaccinated people no longer need to isolate even if they are ‘close contacts’ of someone who has …

The Royal Mail has warned customers of continued delays today because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Postcodes across the country are affected by problems caused by staff shortages due to Covid and self-isolation rules, according to the postal service. It has revealed issues in a total of 90 postcode areas …

The self-isolation period has been discussed a lot in the last couple of days, with Deputy First Minister John Swinney hinting at a cut in Scotland from 10 to seven days, at the First Minister’s latest announcement tomorrow. However, something that is not talked about a lot is the list …

A Cork Post Office has been forced to close temporarily “due to the impact of Covid-19”. Blarney Post Office has been closed and will remain shut until the 10th of January. This now leaves locals of Blarney to make the 9km trip to Blackpool to collect social welfare. This comes …

Royal Mail customers in Leicestershire are being warned of delays to their post due to problems at sorting centres across the country, it has emerged. People living in LE postcodes in the city and most of the county are among those affected by a backlog at the postal service’s South …

A message arrives from a loved one. They are in trouble and they need help urgently. It would be difficult to ignore, and that’s exactly what happened to Gerry Ellis. It wasn’t until he’d handed over almost £7,000 that he realised the person he thought was his daughter getting in …