Barnstone Post Office is moving to a new location at Langar Hall on Church Lane, Langar. The Post Office, which is currently at Langar cum Barnstone Village Hall on Main Road, will be closed after Tuesday August 2. The service will re-open at the new location, Langar Hall hotel and …
Read More »Tributes to ‘lovely lady’ from Hanham, 90, who died after Royal Mail van crash
A 90-year-old woman who died after being hit by a Royal Mail van in Bristol has been named. Friends of a woman who died last week after a fatal collision in South Gloucestershire have said she is a “lovely lady” who will be sadly missed. Nancy Valentine, from Hanham, was …
Read More »BT workers form Plymouth picket line for strike over pay disputes
Strikers have formed a picket line outside Whitleigh Telephone Engineering Centre today. BT and Openreach workers are on strike today in a dispute over pay and Plymouth people have been occupying a picket line since 7.30am. They have been “solidly supported” at their picket line of over 30 people with …
Read More »Woman hit by Royal Mail van in Hanham has died from her injuries
A woman who was hit by a Royal Mail van being driven in a street in Hanham earlier this month has died from her injuries. The woman, who was in her 90s and has not yet been named by police, was struck by the van being driven along Birdwood, Hanham, …
Read More »Analysts Set Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Target Price at $362.00
Shares of Royal Mail plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has given a …
Read More »UK postal union sits on strike mandate at Royal Mail after 115,000 vote for action against 2 percent pay award
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is sitting on the largest strike mandate it has been handed for decades, refusing to name any dates for action against Royal Mail’s imposition of a 2 percent pay award this year. Around 115,000 postal workers at 1,500 workplaces returned a 97.6 percent vote for …
Read More »Berenberg Bank Cuts Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) Price Target to GBX 480
Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) had its price objective decreased by Berenberg Bank from GBX 575 ($6.93) to GBX 480 ($5.78) in a research report report published on Friday, The Fly reports. A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on ROYMY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced …
Read More »Villagers to lose their Post Office for a month while it is refurbished
Villagers are to lose their Post Office for a month while it undergoes a major refurbishment. The Post Office has confirmed that Great Easton Post Office and Stores, in High Street, Great Easton, near Market Harborough, will be temporarily closed from next Monday (August 1). The work is expected to …
Read More »Lloyds and Halifax to shut 66 bank branches, including 2 in Devon
Lloyds Banking Group has announced a further 66 branches across its Lloyds Bank and Halifax locations will close permanently later this year. This is the fourth announcement of closures from the banking group in recent months, marking another nail in the coffin for the UK high street. The bank closures …
Read More »Essex Post Office boss cleared of historic criminal charges as scandal over Horizon programme rumbles on
An Essex Post Office boss, who has one of five who were convicted as a result of a computer systems scandal, has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. On Monday, Duranda Clarke, of Thaxted, as well as Robert Boyle, Jack Smith, Grant Allen and Richard Hawkes all had their …
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