The firm will instead use a combination of commercial rail services, its existing road network and reduced air services to transport mail Royal Mail has announced its intentions to ditch its fleet of freight trains ( Image: No credit) Royal Mail is set to ditch its ageing train fleet amid …
Read More »Postman who had panic attack after being moved to new depot wins £4k Royal Mail payout
Postman Paul Phillips has won £4,000 in a Royal Mail payout after the company moved him from a nearby depot to one 40 minutes away, causing a panic attack for the postie A postman moved from one depot to another suffered a panic attack because of the move (file) ( …
Read More »Royal Mail strongly deny postal vote backlog claims with new statement
As the nation heads to the polls in a generational UK election, thousands of voters have been left disenfranchised due to an issue with postal votes. Debate has followed as to where the blame lies Royal Mail has denied they prioritise delivering parcels ( Image: Getty Images) Royal Mail has …
Read More »Royal Mail launches probe as postie ‘seen scrawling ‘racists” on Reform leaflets
A postal worker was reportedly caught on camera writing on Reform UK leaflets before putting them through letterboxes. Royal Mail has launched an investigation into the footage Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Postman appears to vandalise Reform UK leaflets Royal Mail has launched a …
Read More »Royal Mail unveils jet set of stamps celebrating milestone Red Arrows birthday
As Brits celebrate 60 years of Red Arrows displays, the Royal Mail has revealed a set of commemorative stamps sure to wind up in any collector’s bounty celebrating the iconic jets One of a new set of eight stamps to mark the 60th display season of the Red Arrows ( …
Read More »Royal Mail issues new stamps featuring images of popular dog breeds
The stamps show a Dalmatian, Jack Russell-type terrier, Labrador Retriever, Border Collie, whippet, Siberian Husky, Chihuahua, cocker spaniel, Pembroke Welsh Corgi and pug A new Royal Mail stamp featuring a chihuahua ( Image: PA Media) Royal Mail is launching a new collection of stamps adorned with images of some of …
Read More »Commitments from firm aiming for Royal Mail takeover ‘not strong enough’ – union
Union officials have met with representatives of the EP Group, which is bidding to take over the postal giant The Communication Workers Union said it was increasing its plans to engage with the Government and Labour on the takeover bid ( Image: PA Wire/PA Images) Postal workers’ leaders have raised …
Read More »Royal Mail warning as stamp prices could be hiked even further under new boss
The most recent hike was in April and saw the price of a first-class stamp from Royal Mail reach £1.35 – this is compared to the 67p price tag in 2018 Royal Mail stamps could rise even further ( Image: PA Archive/PA Images) The price of a Royal Mail stamp …
Read More »Royal Mail stop delivering to street ‘because of barking dog’ say furious locals
Royal Mail has stopped delivering mail to a street of pensioners after a ‘one-off’ incident involving a 12 year old terrier barking at a postman Brian, a Patterdale terrier, is the residents’ ‘security alarm’ in the road ( Image: Shropshire Star/SWNS) A row has broken out on a street for …
Read More »‘Royal Mail’s new Czech owner must not cut jobs or services after takeover’ – Voice of the Mirror
“Royal Mail is being sold to Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky for £3.5billion – but the new owner must not be allowed to cut the workforce and services of our once-great national institution” Royal Mail has become a shadow of its former self Czech has to deliver There was a time …
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