[ad_1] A village Post Office once supported by TV comic Vic Reeves has closed with immediate effect after staff faced an “excessive amount of abusive behaviour”. The site in Charing, near Ashford, had been run by former parish councillor Sarah Crawley for six years but was hit hard in recent months by rising energy bills….
[ad_1] R oyal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” on picket lines across…
[ad_1] R oyal Mail has released a Christmas stamp collection featuring the Queen’s silhouette for the final time. The set of six Art Deco-style stamps focus on key moments from the Nativity, and each bears an outline of the late monarch for the last time in more than 50 years. Designed by Arnold Machin, the…
[ad_1] Fresh train strikes have been announced for November as employees across the country continue mass industrial action in search of better pay. The RMT union says ‘coordinated’ strike action will take place on three separate dates next month after Network Rail, it claims, went back on a pay offer. RMT union members at Network…
[ad_1] Union members have said plans are being made for more postal strikes in the holiday period after Royal Mail announced its plans to cut jobs. The company announced yesterday it would consult on up to 6,000 redundancies after significant financial losses, which it blamed on the “impact of industrial action, delays in delivering agreed…
[ad_1] When Geoff Potter installed a Royal Mail-style postbox at the end of his driveway, he hoped it would stop people coming up to his front door. The Aldington resident suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the army and Kent Police and feels “on edge” when people walk up his path. Geoff…
[ad_1] Britain is in the midst of widespread industrial unrest as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have undertaken or threatened strike action: RAILWAYS Large sections of Britain’s rail network…
[ad_1] Traffic has been brought to a standstill on the A2 following a fatal crash. Emergency services were called following a crash involving a BMW and a Royal Mail lorry at around 9.50am, on the westbound carriageway near Cobham services. Traffic held on the A2 after a serious crash. Images: UKNIP Police have since confirmed…
[ad_1] A snake has been spotted on the loose near Canterbury city centre. The reptile was seen slithering along the pavement near Royal Mail’s delivery office in Military Road. The corn snake has been seen on the loose in Military Road, Canterbury. Picture: Rebecca Ewing Residents had previously reported seeing an orange corn snake creeping…
[ad_1] There’s been a party in Trafalgar Square, plans to name football facilities after them and now the Lionesses have been given another seal – or stamp – of approval with their very own postmark. Royal Mail has announced it will be applying a special congratulatory postmark to all stamped mail this week in honour…