Royal Mail reckons it could save as much as £250m a year by scrapping Saturday letter deliveries, which it says could lead to lower stamp prices and increased staff wages. The savings could slash the company’s projected annual losses for this year, which are expected to be between £350m to …
Read More »MP “deeply worried” over threat to pull the plug on Royal Mail Customer Service Points in Ayrshire
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Allan Dorans has today warned it will be ‘unacceptable’ if any Royal Mail customer service points in his constituency are axed. Royal Mail is currently undertaking a full, nationwide review of their customer service points (CSPs) and plans to close an ‘overwhelming number’ of their …
Read More »Villagers’ anger as Royal Mail removes postbox ‘without warning’
Rural residents and community leaders have been battling for more than a year to get their post box back. The box, which was designated as an NHS priority facility during the covid pandemic, was used by more than 20 households in the hamlet of Grub Street, near High Offley and …
Read More »what on earth has happened to Royal Mail’s stamps?
There is a once-notable aspect of our culture that has reached a dead end, apparently for reasons of naked cynicism. I refer to the subjects of what are now called by Royal Mail, without humour, our special stamp issues. This absurd programme presents second-rate designs highlighting populist trash in the …
Read More »Companies banned from paying hackers after attacks on Royal Mail and Guardian
British companies have been banned from paying ransomware hackers after a spate of attacks on businesses including Royal Mail and the Guardian newspaper. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Thursday unveiled sanctions on seven Russian hackers linked to a gang called Conti, effectively banning any payments to the group. Thursday’s sanctions …
Read More »Royal Mail: When is the next postal strike and why is the Communication Workers’ Union taking industrial action?
R oyal Mail’s operations will be hit once more, when thousands of staff stage a 24-hour strike this February. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has around 115,000 members, and they have voted to take action over disputes around pay and conditions. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “This action is …
Read More »Life in the Nottinghamshire village that is ‘so unique’ it attracts shoppers from across county
When deciding on a day-out to the shops, many people will look to Nottingham city centre, or maybe further afield to retail parks dotted across the county and beyond. But one small Nottinghamshire village is proving a magnet for people across the county. Gedling Village is home to just over …
Read More »Royal Mail strike called off after union slip-up
Union leaders have been forced to call off a two-day postal strike following a legal challenge by Royal Mail bosses. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) blamed laws that are “heavily weighted against working people” for scrapping planned walkouts on Feb 16 and Feb 17. The union will now not be …
Read More »Rowlatts Hill Post Office branch to reopen four years after closing to customers
Rowlatts Hill is set to finally get its Post Office reopened after the branch was closed four years ago. The original shop, which was based on Wicklow Drive, was closed back in 2019, but the company has now confirmed they will be reopening the branch on nearby Ambassador Road. Residents …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes could worsen court backlogs as jury summonses fail to arrive in the post
Royal Mail strikes could cause further delays to criminal trials after jurors failed to receive summonses in the post. In a memo sent to senior judges at crown courts in England and Wales, seen by The Telegraph, court service officials warned of a potential shortfall in jurors this month as …
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