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A Surrey woman who says her town has been suffering from an unreliable Royal Mail post service for more than four months has said that the situation has left her “fuming”. Every day Emma Hensby waits to hear the sound of the postman but is often disappointed. Her flat in …

A former Grimsby sub-postmaster whose life was torn apart by the Post Office scandal has sadly died before receiving full compensation for being wrongly sacked. Gillian and David Blakey were finally cleared in 2021 along with dozens like them who were wrongly sacked or convicted of theft, fraud and false …

A family who fled Uganda in 1972 and were the first Ugandan family offered sanctuary in Warrington, have repaid the warm welcome that they received by serving their community for over 50 years. Kantilal Kanani, better known as Ken, has just retired after 27 years as postmaster for Padgate Lane …

A ROYAL MAIL company has been accused of continuing to misclassify couriers as self-employed contractors seven years after vowing to review the practice. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) union members at eCourier, the same-day delivery subsidiary, have now launched a strike ballot over the alleged misclassification, pay and bullying. …

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 …

Mail deliveries have been halted in a small Derbyshire village due to Royal Mail staff fears that they could be attacked by a dangerous dog on the loose. This has caused around 70 homes in the Midland Terrace area in Westhouses, near Alferton, not to receive mail until Royal Mail …

Royal Mail is set to hire hundreds of temporary workers at its mail centre in Warrington. A total of 210 vacancies have been announced to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online Christmas shopping. Temporary positions across a variety of shifts will be available from late …

HSBC UK has informed customers about the temporary closure of its Grimsby branch for refurbishment. The local branch shut its doors on Tuesday, October 7, and is scheduled to welcome customers back on Wednesday, October 23. Fran Kew, HSBC UK’s Local Director, said: “We continue to invest in our branch …