A number of illegal items have been found in packages at a Cambridgeshire sorting office this week. Officers found crack cocaine, spice, sleeping pills and a butterfly knife during their visit. The search was conducted at Royal Mail’s sorting office in Werrington, Peterborough on Thursday (July 7). A total of …
Read More »Edinburgh woman slams Royal Mail after van on pavement blocks her way home
An Edinburgh councillor has condemned the scourge of pavement parking that is making travelling around the capital difficult for those with disabilities. At around 9.00pm on Saturday July 9, wheelchair user Kayleigh O’Neill, a Green councillor for the Forth Ward, was travelling home after visiting family near Redhall Crescent. However, …
Read More »Royal Mail postie praised for delivering letter to vague address ‘dept of creepy crawlies’
A university professor was taken aback when he received a handwritten letter vaguely addressed to him after he appeared as a guest on Radio Four programme ‘The Life Scientific’. The envelope had been addressed to the ‘department of Creepy Crawleys (sic) University of Gloucester, somewhere in Gloucester or Cheltenham, website …
Read More »Post Office workers walk out today July 11 in row over pay
Post Office workers at high street branches today walked out for 24 hours in a row over pay. The strike is taking place today (Monday July 11) and involves about 1,500 people who staff the Crown Post Offices – the larger branches usually sited on high streets. The Communication Workers …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes and how action could affect your post
Royal Mail managers are set to take industrial action this month in a dispute over jobs and pay. Unite Union confirmed action dates for this month as 2,400 managers will work to rule on July 15 to 19. This will be followed by strike action on July 20 to 22. …
Read More »Family of autistic boy welcomed to Thorpe Park after being asked to leave caravan site
A family has praised a Cleethorpes holiday park for their inclusive welcoming of them and their severely autistic son. Jamie Hart and Irene Hart said their 16-year-old son Keagean has behavioural issues caused by his autism which has led to problems on previous family holidays. He needs someone to stay …
Read More »Post Office services return to Anstey after months-long closure
People in Anstey are set to see their post office reopen months after it closed. The former branch shut in March, but the service has now moved to a new location less than 100m down the Bradgate Road. It will now be homed in the Londis store at the Nook …
Read More »Royal Mail staff ‘using foodbanks and withdrawing savings to buy nappies’
Royal Mail workers could be asked to check up on vulnerable residents during rounds, despite some postal staff relying on foodbanks and struggling to make ends meet themselves. The scheme will be trialled in Northumberland, with Royal Mail’s chief executive telling The Times their “great, trusted teams see things that …
Read More »When Royal Mail strikes are happening and how it’ll affect your post
Unite Union has confirmed that managers at Royal Mail are now planning to go on strike this month. The union has confirmed dates when staff will stage walkouts across the country in July. The action has been called in response to plans for pay cuts, as well as the loss …
Read More »Royal Mail managers announce strike against ‘savage’ plans to cut 700 jobs and pay
ROYAL MAIL managers are fighting back against “savage” plans to axe 700 jobs and slash pay by up to £7,000 by launching industrial action next week. Their union Unite announced today that following an overwhelming vote for strikes last month, 2,400 managers will engage in “work to rule” action, refusing to complete tasks …
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