[ad_1] First class stamps will rise above £1 for the first time unless Saturday letter deliveries are scrapped, Royal Mail warns Chairman Keith Williams said weekend deliveries were increasing stamp prices Following a 10p increase to 95p, a first-class stamp could soon be more than £1 Grant Shapps told committee he wouldn’t allow Royal Mail…
[ad_1] He added: “Our new spectrum licence will enable pioneers of innovative, emerging drone technology to harness its full potential and offer a broader range of services to people and businesses across the UK.” The regulator said drones could be used to deliver medical supplies to remote areas and to use in search and rescue…
[ad_1] Treacherous weather conditions caused widespread ice across parts of Devon yesterday resulting in some postal workers being told to abandon rounds and go home for their own safety. It meant many people did not receive letters or parcels on Saturday, December 17, but to help with the backlog during the busiest time of the…
[ad_1] A first class stamp will rise above £1 for the first time in history unless Grant Shapps lets Royal Mail scrap Saturday letter deliveries, the company has warned. Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams said a “considerable” increase in the cost of a first class stamp would be needed to balance the books if it…
[ad_1] Footage has shown how letters have piled up at a Nottinghamshire delivery office. Letters can be seen stacked up in pigeon holes at a Royal Mail delivery office in Nottinghamshire on Monday, December 12. A Royal Mail worker, speaking anonymously, said mail at the Arnold delivery office had not been delivered for the previous…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has urged postal workers to bring their parents, siblings and friends to work to help break strike action and “save Christmas ”. Royal Mail has asked staff to “bring friends and family to support the operation and deliver Christmas”. Bosses say the idea is “a really great initiative” and could be “really…
[ad_1] DPD have announced delays for deliveries across Grimsby and Cleethorpes with Christmas right around the corner. Delays are being faced across the country after Royal Mail staff from the Communication Workers Union staged a walk out on Sunday (December 11) over pay and working conditions. The industrial action has resulted in a mass backlog…
[ad_1] A CWU spokesperson added that “Royal Mail are risking serious security risks by bringing in completely untrained randomers with no experience to plough through your Christmas post. “There is a better day of dealing with this backlog: stop the destruction of your workers’ livelihoods, guarantee you’ll treat them with the respect they deserve, and…
[ad_1] Delays have been announced for DPD across the country, after Royal Mail went on strike on Sunday (December 11). Employees who are part of the Communication Workers Union have walked out, over pay and working conditions. This has resulted in a backlog across the country of deliveries. Further strikes take place on December 23…
[ad_1] Santa may have nothing to deliver this year, as anxious mums and dads wait for their Christmas parcel to arrive. Royal Mail workers have been on strike for four days so far this month, leading to reports of piles of parcels and letters building up at sorting offices, as workers deal with the backlog…