[ad_1] By Rory Tingle, Home Affairs Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 07:03 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 07:03 EDT, 21 August 2024 Royal Mail has been forced to close a country postbox after discovering snails have been eating the mail. The red box on the B1341 in Adderstone, Northumberland, has been closed since July this year…
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers are invited to attend an online meeting called by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) on Sunday September 15 to discuss a collective fightback against plans by Royal Mail and EP Group for a major assault on jobs, wages and conditions. Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials have been in closed-door talks…
[ad_1] The first single-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme is authorised and ready to launch in 2024 for the Royal Mail. Next steps are likely to include expansion into the multi-employer market as a competitor to individual defined contribution schemes; to provide a pension scheme that delivers an income in retirement, and offers potentially…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail worker has finally revealed what the ‘P’ on your letters means. Plenty of speculation has swirled, with some people guessing it could even be a code for thieves targeting pets. The rumour began when a concerned animal lover penned: “It’s [the ‘P’] what thieves use to mark your house to let…
[ad_1] Exeter Airport has soared back into profit after passenger numbers skyrocketed following the Covid pandemic. The company has announced an operating profit of more than £1m – the first surplus it has made since 2019. In the year to the end of March 2024, Exeter Airport welcomed 435,000 passengers, an 8% increase on the…
[ad_1] A postcard has been delivered to a Welsh address an astonishing 121 years after it was sent. Staff at Swansea Building Society couldn’t believe their eyes when going through the mail at their Cradock Street head office on the morning of Friday, August 16. There was the usual mortgage and savings related letters, but…
[ad_1] Historic Newcastle tea company Ringtons has acquired a huge industrial unit in its most significant investment in years. The tea merchants import and package tea for major supermarkets, alongside its own brand of coffees, teas and sweet treats, which are sold online, in stores and through its traditional doorstep delivery service. The 117-year-old company…
[ad_1] A Glasgow supermarket worker has been convicted of his involvement in a £316,000 gold bullion scam. Michael Sajid was sent a package after an 84 year-old woman was allegedly duped into posting it. But, the 38-year-old told police he had nothing to do with any gold – and that he was working shifts at…
[ad_1] Drivers may see car taxes slashed by half under DVLA incentives. According to official documents, drivers can receive up to 50 per cent off car taxes if they receive certain benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ). The DWP will give drivers who are eligible support as long as they…
[ad_1] A supermarket worker has been convicted of his involvement in a £316,000 gold bullion scam. Michael Sajid, 38, was sent a package after a woman of 84 was duped into posting it. But he told police he was working shifts at Lidl when deliveries were made. Read More Related Articles Read More Related Articles…