Tag Archives: Newbury

The Phantom Faeces Flinger of Sandleford One of the people who walks their dog from Warren Road to Sandleford goes to the trouble of picking up their dog’s poo in a bag, but then flings it into the bushes on their way home, leaving the hedge and fence festooned with …

Royal Mail is proposing to relocate a post box in Hatt Close, Peasemore, to a new location further along the road. The reason given for the move is because the slipway needs widening to assist the emergency services in the area. Site of the current post box in Peasemore The …

Royal Mail has said the backlog at Thatcham Sorting Office has been cleared. Earlier this year a Thatcham councillor said the least Royal Mail should do is apologise after the town became what he called a ‘letter free zone’. Missed hospital appointments and late wedding invitations were the consequences of …

Royal Mail is feeling the pressure as queues line up outside Thatcham’s sorting office ahead of the festive period. A number of people were at the sorting office on Station Road today (Thursday). Thatcham resident Philip Williams said he had been waiting three weeks before some ‘important mail’ fell through …

Are you looking for a fresh new start? As we hit the summer months of 2022 you might want to turn over a new leaf before the end of the year. Luckily, for jobseekers in Berkshire, there are a lot of companies seeking new recruits. We have handpicked a few …

From April 4, the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 10p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 2p to 68p. Royal Mail announced the price rises earlier this month saying that “overall, these changes are broadly in line with inflation and are …

The price of a first class stamp is to increase by 10p to 95p, the Royal Mail has announced. Second class stamps will increase by 2p to 68p, with the new prices coming into effect on April 4. Royal Mail said there has been a long-term decline in letter usage, …

Many households in and around Newbury and Thatcham have been missing out on vital letters due to postal worker sickness absences. The Royal Mail have admitted it hasn’t had “enough boots on the ground” following on from the Christmas period, as reported in this weeks Newbury Weekly News. A nearly …

Not receiving letters has meant some residents have had to take their mail matters into their own hands, from visiting sorting offices to pick up post to managing their own appointments and bookings. Thatcham resident Dorothy Le-Cornu hasn’t been receiving her mail on time since mid-December and hasn’t received any …

Royal Mail has explained why some residents of Newbury and Thatcham may be experiencing delivery disturbances since New Year’s Day. In addition to limited deliveries over the Christmas and New Year period, the past few weeks saw continued delivery delays as members of Royal Mail staff fell ill. After receiving …