Tag Archives: Post Office

A Telegraph investigation in April found Chinese factories were offering to flood Britain with forged stamps in what security experts described as an “act of economic warfare”.  The data log, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, shows the Post Office recorded 27 accusations that postmasters were selling fake stamps between …

According to a report into an accounting system used by UK Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced, there was a that it too could have created cash shortfalls in accounts and led to wrongful prosecutions. The IT system, called Capture, developed in-house by the Post Office’s …

Just possibly all is not lost. Maggie Simpson, director general of the Rail Freight Group, the umbrella organisation for the industry, reckons several companies may be interested in carrying mail: “I am optimistic that some of this traffic will eventually find its way back. Rail has so many advantages, notably …

An Ayrshire charity organisation has suffered a blow to their hopes of opening a heritage hub. Carrick History Society previously identified the former Post Office building, on Maybole’s High Street, for the ambitious venture. And they went as far as seeking the views of residents in the town during a …

Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton drew attention to the ongoing compensation struggle, revealing at the National Television Awards (NTAs) that they “still haven’t been paid”. While accepting the special Impact award for the ITV drama Mr Bates versus The Post Office, the former postmaster highlighted that “nothing has changed” …

In January, regulator Ofcom began offering consultations on the future of the universal postal service. According to the regulator, the agency is now concentrating on implementing improvements to the second-class service, while maintaining first-class delivery six days a week. Second-class deliveries would only occur on alternate weekdays under the proposed …

Another top executive is leaving the Post Office as the embattled business prepares for the final stage of the Horizon inquiry. Staff were told on Wednesday that Martin Roberts, group chief retail officer at the taxpayer-owned organisation, will leave on Aug 2. He has been in post since Feb 2022 …

The company also confirmed it would continue to waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps. Royal Mail … Source link

Customers simply need to scan a stamp’s barcode using the app to find out if it’s fake or the real Royal Mail is cracking down on counterfeit stamps ( Image: PA Wire/PA Images) Royal Mail has stepped up its fight against stamp fraudsters with a scanner within its app to …

He said the first time the issue was raised in front of him was at a board meeting before the Post Office's independence from Royal Mail in 2013. Source link