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R oyal Mail is set to cut as many as 6,000 jobs over the next year and there could be more redundancies ahead as the industrial dispute gripping the company shows no sign of easing. The company’s chief executive, Simon Thompson, told The Standard that the cuts would not affect …

P ostal workers walked out on Thursday in the first of 19 days of strike action amid a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its 115,000 members across the UK are taking action, describing it as the largest strike in a year that …

As thousands of Royal Mail workers walk out from their positions today (October 13), there are many more days of strikes planned across the entire company – impacting post deliveries UK-wide. Picket lines were mounted outside delivery and sorting offices once again on Thursday, in a continuing dispute over pay …

Today, 115,000 Royal Mail workers took their sixth day of national strike action and the first of 19 more one-day strikes scheduled in the run up to Christmas. Placards on display on a picket line during the Royal Mail strike, October 13, 2022 The Royal Mail dispute is by far …

Royal Mail workers walk out for 24 hours on the sixth day of strikes in long-running pay dispute amid plans for NINETEEN more days of action Postal workers stage fresh strike today in long dispute over pay and conditions Communication Workers Union says 115,000 members in UK are taking action …

Leicestershire’s postal workers are set to be a part of 115,000 striking across the UK – with 31 offices heading to picket lines in the region. All of Leicestershire’s delivery offices and the one office in Rutland will see their workers take a stand for a “dignified, proper pay rise” …

A new barcode system is set to be introduced on Royal Mail postage stamps bearing the late Queen’s face in the UK – invalidating the stamps already in circulation. Customers are warned to use up their stamps as soon as possible, as the older stamps are set to expire in …

The Bristol-based animation studio was founded in 1972 and is best known for its films using stop-motion and clay modelling animation techniques. The British postage service company has teamed up with Aardman to feature some of their most celebrated characters on a new set of eight stamps. They include fan …

A postal worker stole parcels worth tens of thousands of pounds to sell on his eBay account after falling into debt. Saul Myerscough stole from a Royal Mail depot over a “four or five year period” during which he hid his illicit actions from his friends and family. The Leyland …

The post office in Cullompton has been listed as Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England. As part of the Cullompton High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ), delivered by Historic England and Mid Devon District Council, Historic England is …