With Mother’s Day fast approaching on 22 March, sons and daughters across the UK are making plans to spoil their mothers with gifts in the post. To mark Mother’s Day, Royal Mail has launched its first ‘special’ parcel postbox in Swansea City Centre. Sending Mother’s Day gifts remains a key …
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The notice follows Royal Mail’s proposed 6% pay increase, part of a three-year deal with the CWU last week, in a bid to appease the union following threats of another strike ballot. However, hopes for a settlement faded when CWU said last week that it could call for a strike …
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