PREMIUM It’s getting close to the festive season. Black Friday continues its morph from one day to a month, and if there’s one thing we are all reliant on, it’s that the parcels we order online actually arrive as advertised. But which company to sink your trust in? Does Amazon …
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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 …
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MPs have called for a new Royal Mail scheme to be scrapped after customers experiencing the worst rate of on-time deliveries ever saw no sign of things improving. People living in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells have reported waiting up to two weeks to receive mail following the trial launch. …
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The management of a sorting office has come under fire after reports some radiators are still on “full blast” despite the hot weather. The Medway Valley Delivery office in Sortmill Road, Snodland, is currently unable to turn some radiators off, much to the despair of its workers. Medway Valley Delivery …
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A site which was once a Royal Mail sorting office will sit empty for a little longer as the local authority waits to find a developer. Maidstone council granted itself planning permission to construct 180 flats, shops and a new public park back in October of last year on the …
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A Battle of Britain hero pilot from Gravesend has been given his own stamp in a new Royal Mail collection being released to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Mahinder Singh Pujji, who passed away in 2010 aged 92, joins Dame Vera Lynn and nine other brave men and …
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A frustrated pensioner says he has received no letters or cards for a month – and fears he may have missed doctor’s appointments. Roger White has lived in his flat in Central Parade, Herne Bay, for 23 years and has “never known anything like it”. The 77-year-old says Royal Mail …
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A postman hailed a Kent town’s best and known for his cheery smile and bad jokes has retired after more than 30 years in the job. Ralph Lowdon, from Broadstairs, first started working for Royal Mail as a telegram boy in 1975. Broadstairs postman Ralph Lowdon with his colleagues at …
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Royal Mail says it is working to clear a busy Kent delivery office by Christmas Eve amid complaints of postal delays across one district. Residents in Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay have reported receiving letters and parcels up to 10 days late in the run-up to the festive season. Royal …
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Villagers are fighting to save a historic windmill they say is part of the fabric of their community as a council plans to sell it off. Woodchurch Windmill, near Ashford, suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage during strong winds in 2019 which wrecked its sails. Residents say no work …
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