[ad_1] An important update to the iconic British stamp has been announced by Royal Mail as it launches a new design. The new stamps come into use next year and will render the current first and second class stamps invalid. Royal Mail are now adding a barcode to all regular stamps, which will be found…
[ad_1] A Leicester mum who found the perfect outline of an angel on an aubergine has revealed she’s kept it in the freezer for the past 14 years. Maya Rana said the “miracle” discovery is so good that she can’t bear to throw it away. The 54-year-old bus driver cut open the fruit in 2008…
[ad_1] A Welsh woman has been left heartbroken after Royal Mail lost some of her mum’s ashes in the post. In December 2021, Kayleigh Evans lost her mother Christine at the age of 62 after she caught Covid-19. To honour her mother, Kayleigh decided to put some of her ashes into a silver memorial pendant…
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers will once again strike tomorrow (October 25) in the next phase of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. It is the latest scheduled day of industrial action by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Wales Online reports that efforts to break the deadlock are still in the works,…
[ad_1] We’ve had the rush to cash in our £20 and, if you were lucky, £50 notes as the old paper versions became redundant, now the race is on to either use up or swap your stamps. That’s right, the old book of stamps that you have squirrelled away in a cupboard for emergencies will…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail has launched an investigation after hundreds of letters were found dumped at the side of a busy road. The post, which included bills and personal letters, was collected by volunteer litter-pickers who were clearing hedgerows and grass verges by the A47, near Hinckley. Efforts are now being made by the national…
[ad_1] As thousands of Royal Mail workers walk out from their positions today (October 13), there are many more days of strikes planned across the entire company – impacting post deliveries UK-wide. Picket lines were mounted outside delivery and sorting offices once again on Thursday, in a continuing dispute over pay and working conditions. Members…
[ad_1] A new barcode system is set to be introduced on Royal Mail postage stamps bearing the late Queen’s face in the UK – invalidating the stamps already in circulation. Customers are warned to use up their stamps as soon as possible, as the older stamps are set to expire in less than three months….
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers are set to hold 19 days of strike action during peak postal times in the lead up to Christmas. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said that strikes over pay and condition disputes will cover Black Friday and Cyber Monday – two of the busiest shopping days of the year. Posting on…
[ad_1] Heartless conmen are targeting hard-up households and stealing money and identities using convincing texts and messages. Experts have warned people to be on their guard, amid concern that the cost of living crisis may lead to an increase in the number of people falling victim to scams out of desperation. In one recent case,…