Sunseekers are having to cancel trips because so many passports are lost in the post. Thousands have gone missing over the last year, with figures showing the number has doubled in 12 months. Many families have had to cancel upcoming Easter holidays due to the ongoing issues, which the Passport …
Read More »Why is Hermes changing its name to Evri? The parcel service is rebranding
Hermes Group have announced today (Friday, March 11, 2022) that it will change its name to Evri. Hermes is a multinational delivery company and postal service with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. Along with a name rebrand, Hermes will also bring out a new logo across the UK. Hermes conducts deliveries …
Read More »Flintshire students picked by Prince Charles to win pandemic heroes contest that had 600,000 entries
Two North Wales students are celebrating after beating off thousands of entries to be chosen by Prince Charles as the winners of a Royal Mail design competition. The students, from Flint High School, have won a national competition that will see their designs made into a special set of stamps …
Read More »Martin Lewis urges people to stock up on stamps with price rise looming
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has urged people to stock up on stamps before a price hike. The ITV star has spoken out on his latest Money Show. First class stamps are going up by 10p to 95p, and 2nd class stamps will now cost 68p, up by 2p, from April …
Read More »The secret underground city built near Bath in case of nuclear war
Since nuclear weapons were invented 77 years ago, many people have lived in fear of what would happen should one be detonated. The Ministry of Defence has clearly had similar thoughts after they built an underground city to be used in the event of a nuclear war. The site, formerly …
Read More »Go-Ahead Group Appoints Sarah Mussenden CFO
By Anthony O. Goriainoff Go-Ahead Group PLC said Wednesday that Sarah Mussenden has been appointed chief financial officer effective May 9, and that interim CFO Gordon Boyd will remain in the role until the end of March. The U.K. public-transport operator said Ms. Mussenden has extensive experience across a number …
Read More »Yodel worker shares secrets of delivery job and why it is harder than ever before
A veteran delivery driver has revealed the secrets of his job and how it has changed in 40 years – as he celebrated a major milestone in his career. Raymond Morris, who is based at the Yodel depot in Oldbury, marked 40 years of service with the company back in …
Read More »Why Royal Mail post workers sometimes write a ‘P’ on your letters
Ever noticed a letter ‘P’ scribbled on the envelope of the post you receive and wondered what it means? If so, you’re not the only one in Britain, as a curious post on Reddit revealed. “Can anybody tell me why all my letters in the last few days had had …
Read More »Royal Mail worker explains why posties write ‘P’ on letters in clever code
A postman appears to haver finally cleared up widespread confusion as to why letters sometimes arrive with the letter ‘P’ scrawled on the front. Customers have been left baffled by the strange insignia, with often sinister conspiracy theories spreading like wildfire online. Some even speculated the mark was the sign …
Read More »Royal Mail employee confirms why posties write ‘P’ on letters as Brits confused
One postman has explained why Royal Mail and other delivery companies tend to put “P” on letters as some Brits were left confused. Sometimes when we receive letters, you may notice that it has a P that is circled on the outside. Well according to a postie on Reddit, there’s …
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