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The cost of living in the UK has increased dramatically this year, with energy, food, and petrol prices all skyrocketing. This increase in prices isn’t just limited to these areas as well as even postage stamps are now are seeing their cost go up, with first and second class stamps …

Royal Mail stamps are rising today with people expected to pay more to send letters. The increased price of a first class stamp, by 10p to 95p, has come into effect today. Second class stamps have increased by 2p to 68p. The Royal Mail said there has been a long-term …

T he increased price of a first class stamp, by 10p to 95p, has come into effect today. Second class stamps have increased by 2p to 68p. The Royal Mail said there has been a long-term decline in letter usage, coupled with rising inflation. Letter volumes have fallen by more …

A Stoke-on-Trent woman has slammed Royal Mail after a postie’s blunder saw her mum’s letters delivered to neighbour. Diane Johnson, of Weston Coyney, wrote to The Sentinel to complain after six letters addressed to her mum were put through the wrong door. Diane’s mum then watched out for the mailman …

A Glasgow mum fell victim to a cruel scam which saw her emptying her and her children’s bank accounts. Catherine LeMay was tricked by scammers, who pretended to be from Royal Mail, into clearing out her family’s entire savings. She is now urging others to be vigilant and not be …

Royal Mail has finally opened a scheme that will let you swap out current stamps before new barcoded versions are rolled out. The postal giant announced that millions of its so-called “definitive” stamps featuring the portrait of the Queen will become worthless after January 2023. They will be replaced by …

April is a month of financial change bringing with it energy price hikes, a rise to benefits delivered by both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), increases to the National Living Wage, Council Tax and National Insurance Contribution deductions. But there’s a lot …

The elderly could be left out of pocket and isolated by an impending shake up of the postal system, campaigners have warned. First-class stamp prices will rise by 10p to 95p while second-class ones by 2p to 68p, as of next week. The previously state-run institution is also phasing out …

Tomorrow the energy cap is set to be increased at a time where people have already noticed a change in their energy bills. In addition to this, food shopping is said to have increased too with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stating that the cost of a pint of …

Royal Mail has rolled out its first fully-automated parcel sorting machine (PSM) in Wales. The new machinery has been installed at the postal service’s Cardiff Mail Centre. The installation is part of Royal Mail’s multi-million pound investment programme to replace significant manual sorting processes to help the company meet the …