Tag Archives: Post Office

Villagers in Bradfield Southend are rallying to save their traditional postbox after Royal Mail began preparations for its replacement. Residents found the familiar red postbox outside the Village Post Office wrapped in cellophane, signalling that a modern parcel-accepting postbox would soon take its place. The move has sparked a petition, …

Royal Mail has rolled out six solar-powered ‘postboxes of the future’ in Exeter. The new postboxes have been put in place as the company continues to find ways to make collecting, sending and returning more convenient. The new design allows customers to send and return labelled parcels – up to …

THERE are few more visible, and in some ways more depressing, examples of 21st-century technology advance than the fate of Worcester’s main post office. For 55 years it occupied rather grand, purpose-built premises right next to Foregate Street rail bridge and opposite the old Star Hotel, now Worcester Whitehouse. It …

Created: Sep 11, 2025 12:07 PM (Updated: Sep 11, 2025 12:07 PM) Alex Williams and Natalia Saagen-Polomskikh, from Britain’s Department for Business and Trade, meet Diallo Rabain, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Digital Innovation, and Samuel Brangman, the postmaster-general, at the Universal Postal Congress in Dubai (Photograph supplied) …

Alongside its home delivery and collection services, the company said there are now more than 23,500 parcel points across the UK, including lockers, Collect+ stores, Post Office branches, Royal Mail customer service points and existing parcel postboxes. Source link

The mutual ownership concept was first discussed in 2012 after the Post Office separated from Royal Mail. Well-known British mutuals include John … Source link

Sarah Lee, director of policy at the Countryside Alliance, said postal service changes could leave rural communities at a disadvantage 13 July 2025 • 4 min read Source link

Australia Post has introduced a modernized post office format designed to make sending, collecting and returning parcels faster and more convenient, as well as its cheapest delivery option in the parcel category. The new stores, called Australia Post Parcels, are dedicated to parcels and facilitating quick customer exchanges with added …

ADVERTISEMENT Postal workers working for Britain’s Royal Mail have faced almost 2,200 dog attacks over the past year, marking a 2% annual increase in such incidents. This equates to roughly 42 dog attacks targeting postal workers per week — with some causing permanent injuries and leading to disabilities, according to …

Councillor Shantanu Rajawat, Leader of the London Borough of Hounslow told The Standard: “We have very serious concerns about Post Office closures in both Hounslow and Chiswick, and – because of the way in which the Post Office has carried them out – how the Post Office is treating customers …