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November is already rattling on, which means that people will be preparing for Christmas – with lots of people getting sorted early. As we hurtle towards Christmas shopping season is now underway. But if you want to get your presents to friends and family in time, it pays to beat …

The World Socialist Web Site has received information in recent days from Royal Mail workers about the current dispute that is pitting 115,000 postal workers against a company intent on slashing thousands of jobs and re-writing employment contracts to establish a gig-economy style conditions along the lines of Evri, DPD …

Christmas is just around the corner, and to help children get into the festive spirit, Royal Mail has launched something very special. Youngsters can write their letters to Santa Claus and have them sent to the North Pole – and he’ll even send a response in the post. There’s only …

Royal Mail workers are set to take four days of industrial action over the next two months. Among those affected by the planned strikes is Tom Yendell, a disabled artist. Tom was born without any arms due to a disease called Thalidomide, he now represents 30 disabled artists who create …

Posties are set to stage a walkout on some of the busiest shopping days of the year as their dispute with Royal Mail continues. The Communication Workers Union will consult with members, including those based at Castle Douglas, on the possibility of more strikes in the run up to Christmas. …

A Stoke-on-Trent community is to be left without a post office. Abbey Hulton Post Office is closing in the New Year after Morrisons decided to shut its McColl’s branch on Abbots Road. The supermarket giant has agreed to keep the post office open until after Christmas. But customers will then …

A dilapidated house that served as the only surviving relic of a forgotten Chesterfield colliery is to be knocked down and replaced with a modern family home. The late 19th century building is a prominent landmark on Newbold Back Lane, Chesterfield, and is thought to have once served as a …

Royal Mail’s switch to barcoded stamps will leave customers with £40 million worth of unusable old ones – enough to cover THREE football pitches From the end of January 2023 only the new barcoded stamps will be valid There are fears customers will not be able to use up their old …

A dad says he has been “hounded” for seven months to pay a parking ticket after his dyslexic son accidentally entered the wrong digits on the machine. Colin Marshall, 62, said he had appealed four times over the parking fine, which has now reached £170 (€193.74) in the course of …

A Leicester City Council employee struggling with grief and depression should not have been formally disciplined for a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head, a tribunal has ruled. Employment Judge Richard Adkinson said the worker in the photo – who was wearing council-branded clothing …