Tag Archives: Royal Mail

Around 115,000 postal workers in the Communications Workers Union (CWU) are re-balloting on strike action in their dispute with Royal Mail. The ballot opened on January 23 and will close on February 16. Postal workers took 18 days of strike action from last July up to Christmas Eve, in the …

As we get set to once again celebrate the UK’s best advertising by agencies and brands based outside of London, we take a look back at 2022’s award-winning work. Eleven gold winners of The Drum Roses Awards 2022 were from the south From Specsavers to Irn-Bru, top brands were recognized …

R oyal Mail will mark the 60th anniversary of the X-Men franchise with a special stamp collection. The 17-stamp set will feature some of the most popular characters from the Marvel comic book series, which was first published in 1963. British comic book artist Mike McKone has created the main …

As the impact of the recent cyber attack on the Royal Mail continues to be felt across the nation, the founder of an independent Thanet business fears for his organisation’s future. Charlie Cawsey heads the Manston-based business Type One Style. It is a business centred around diabetes, providing both mental …

Trading in the City of London has been plunged into chaos after a Russian-linked ransomware gang attacked a company that plays a key role in Britain’s financial system. Lockbit, the group behind the cyber attack against Royal Mail last month, targeted trading software provider Ion Group on Tuesday. The London-based …

Royal Mail has pushed back its deadline to use up any old stamps before they don’t work anymore. The new stamps, which still feature the Queen’s head but have a new barcode attached, were introduced in February last year. The postal company had originally set the date of January 31 …

The Royal Mail has issued a six-month warning to anybody who has stamps at home, or in their purse or wallet. The Royal Mail has confirmed the old stamps – which are due to be axed – will be extended, after initially being set to become invalid from January 31 …

A British business owner flew a package himself to a customer in the US after becoming increasingly frustrated by Royal Mail delays. Vern Tessio, who runs the dog accessory business WildBarc, personally flew the delivery 3,641 miles across the Atlantic after the Royal Mail banned sending parcels abroad after a …

Postmen, and women, are arguably the unsung heroes of the UK. From birthday cards to love letters, they are the thankless middle men between our heartfelt words and loved ones living miles away. And while they still have to deliver a dreaded bill along the way, unless you’ve gone paperless, …

Leicester City Council has appealed a tribunal judgment which found the authority should not have formally disciplined an employee for possessing a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head. A ruling issued by Employment Judge Richard Adkinson in October said evidence in the case brought …