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New 50p coins celebrating the coronation of King Charles III’s coronation are now in circulation. The coins’, designed by Natasha Jenkins, are the second lot to feature the monarch and five million will be circulated initially. The coin features Westminster Abbey on the tails side with the King’s official cypher …

Eleven postal workers in Wirral were reportedly suspended from their jobs for having a cup of tea at a local pub in a move that has caused major disruption to postal services. It is understood three of the postal workers – based at the Prenton Delivery Office – have now …

Royal Mail has apologised after a number of pupils in Perth failed to receive their exam results on Tuesday. The Perthshire Advertiser is aware of pupils in Tulloch and Oakbank who did not receive their certificates through the post on results day. Royal Mail carried out an immediate review and …

Have you ever fancied a change in career? Royal Mail are offering lots of jobs across Yorkshire in many of their depots, including Huddersfield, Bradford, York, Wakefield and Sheffield. The jobs up for grabs are everything from Postperson, technician to manager roles. To make your job search a little easier …

G ood Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins says she was shaken “deeply” after watching her friend’s daughter being attacked by a dog. Hawkins was reportedly walking with her own child and the eight-year-old girl when the animal escaped from a nearby garden and knocked the child down and bit her. …

A Gloucestershire community will get a Post Office back when it re-opens in a supermarket. The St Johns Avenue Post Office in Churchdown will be moving to the new location more than a year since it closed. The branch will be renamed Parton Road Post Office and it will restore …

There are few modern irritations worse than returning home to discover a “sorry we missed you” delivery slip on the doormat. Standing in line at a collection point feels incongruous in a world where most day-to-day communications have switched to email, and hundreds of thousands of products can be delivered …

The son of one of the Great Train Robbers has spoken about his life on the run while his father was one of the world’s most wanted men. Living in Mexico in 1966, Nick Reynolds was unaware just how unique his life was, and how their seemingly comfortable life in …

Newly colourised images mark the 60th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery with images showing the thrilling search and ultimate capture and trial of the gang. One of the images shows the clothing and camping equipment found by police at Leatherslade Farm Oakley Buckinghamshire which was used as a hide …

The first job of Royal Mail’s next top boss should be to sort out the “diabolical” postal service in Gloucester, according to a civic chief. International Distribution Services, the owner of Royal Mail, appointed Martin Seidenberg as their new chief executive this month. Mr Seidenberg will reportedly be paid a …