Tag Archives: Royal Mail

Royal Mail is marking the Coronation with a set of four new stamps, each approved by King Charles III, which have been unveiled in time for the Coronation. The four stamps depict the King being crowned and celebrate the Commonwealth, Britain’s multi-faith society and biodiversity, a cause close to Charles’ …

Find out more about the great adventures Bulgaria has to offer by joining the Humberside Airport team at the Bulgaria showcase event on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Whatever holiday you are seeking, whether that’s relaxing on the beach of a Bulgarian seaside resort, throwing yourself into an action-packed holiday, cooling …

The World Socialist Web Site is summarising key aspects of the Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) deal with Royal Mail. We invite postal workers to send in your response. How will the agreement impact your work and family lives? The agreement is filled with corporate jargon but outlines major attacks in …

ROYAL MAIL must be renationalised to protect the 500-year-old service from incompetent bosses who are evading their legal obligations to deliver letters nationwide six days a week, retail workers said today. The strike-hit firm’s universal service obligation (USO) will “never come back if we lose it,” Yorkshire delegate Stephen Lord told the …

A young man charged with attempting to murder of a woman in Enderby Road, Blaby, has appeared in court. Kane Brookes, 24, of Feilding Way, Lutterworth, has also been charged with the unlawful wounding of a man with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. The charges relate to an …

Railway enthusiasts will be lining vantage points across South Devon on Sunday when one of the nation’s favourite locomotives steams through the county again. The Flying Scotsman, which is 100 years old in 2023, will be pulling a train from Bristol to Cornwall and back, and that means endless photo …

Royal Mail has responded to a plea made to Ofcom to solve delivery issues in Nuneaton. As we reported in our newsletter, Nuneaton’s MP Marcus Jones complained to the regulator after being contacted by a ‘significant number of constituents’ about not having mail for weeks – or just once a …

A record near-three million emergency food parcels have been handed out at food banks in the year to March, with the number provided for children topping a million for the first time. The figures from the Trussell Trust charity represent a 37% increase compared to the previous year. A total …

Four members of a county line gang which operated between Liverpool and Cornwall have been jailed. The members of the gang, known as “Scouse Mick” were jailed at Truro Crown Court in Cornwall for their roles in a conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine to vulnerable people. The men were …

The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) is publishing correspondence from postal workers exposing the brutal exploitive regime being imposed by Royal Mail, with the help of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The latest comments are from postal workers opposing the CWU’s sell-out joint agreement with Royal Mail announced April 21. …