In a dicey world, the post office is something we've come to trust. … Ben Franklin was put in charge of the Royal Mail in 1753, when the postal service … Source link
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Last drinks for local pub
Kristie Sullivan / 10 November 2019 Birregurra’s only pub will shut its doors on Sunday. The 148-year-old Royal Mail Hotel is closing after lunch, with the venue for sale. A post on the pub’s Facebook page earlier this week confirms Sunday’s lunch will be their last day of trading while …
Read More »Last Christmas posting dates for 2019: Royal Mail’s UK and international deadlines
1 November 2019, 13:32 These are Royal Mail’s last posting dates for the UK and the rest of the world. Picture: Getty Need to send a last-minute gift? Here are the final dates you can post letters and parcels with Royal Mail this year. Shopping for presents and wrapping them …
Read More »Low turnout for Post Office relocation briefing
A HANDFUL of people attended a Lerwick Town Hall meeting yesterday (Tuesday) where three officials were on hand to explain a proposed Post Office move to Conochies newsagent 100 metres along Commercial Street. The Post Office has dubbed the move “part of the continuing modernisation of our branch network” and …
Read More »Christmas post chaos ‘looming’ as Royal Mail staff workers vote in favour of festive…
16 October 2019, 09:11 Royal Mail could go on strike this Christmas. Picture: Getty Images Royal Mail staff have voted to strike this Christmas in a dispute over conditions and pay. You might have to send your Christmas post early this year as Royal Mail workers recently voted to take …
Read More »Community council voices concern over post office move
LERWICK Community Council will be responding to a Post Office consultation despite agreement that the move of the main Commercial Street branch to within Conochies newsagent is a ‘fait accompli’ and that any comments made will have no impact on the company’s plans. The post office on Commercial Street is …
Read More »Lerwick post office closure proposal triggers angry response
Lerwick post office. Lerwick post office. PLANS to close the main branch of the Lerwick Post Office and shift the service to nearby retail premises in Commercial Street have been roundly condemned. In a letter to customers on Wednesday, Post Office Ltd informed islanders of its plans to move the …
Read More »A royal response: Buckingham Palace interested in Pope Store Museum, WW II memorial | Local News
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Read More »Announcement of Royal Mail Pay Ballot
Announcement of CWU Members in Royal Mail & Post Office Counters, Industrial Action Ballot, made at CWU Annual Conference Thurs 7th June 2007
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