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A postman from Essex has pleaded with people to ‘get behind their postal workers’ amid criticism for Royal Mail delays. The restrictions imposed upon the country as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have affected many industries and individual companies over the last 10 months. It has had huge …

Royal BAIL! Postman has lucky escape as van is almost swept away by swollen river after he got stranded in flooded ford following days of torrential rain Dramatic pictures show the red van stuck near Coldgate Mill in Northumberland Firefighters, paramedics and a mountain rescue team all dashed to help …

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1116/31826 From The Socialist newspaper, 13 January 2021 CWU to ballot on national agreement Gary Clark, CWU Scotland No.2 branch secretary (personal capacity) The Communication Workers Union (CWU) postal executive has unanimously agreed to propose to the membership a national agreement that, if agreed, would end …

A ‘high number’ of postal workers are said to be off work ill with coronavirus in one part of Cheshire. Royal Mail announced yesterday that Widnes, specifically the WA8 postcode, was one of 28 areas where post might be late due to its workforce being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

On Wednesday, Royal Mail published an updated list of areas where there is “acute service disruption,” cutting the number of places affected from 28 to 21. But the firm has been accused of underreporting the true severity of the situation, and should face penalties, say MP’s. Ofcom, which regulates the …

Royal Mail has revealed a list of areas hit with postal delivery delays due to COVID-19. The list is composed of 28 areas where post might be late due to its workforce being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Widnes is one of the areas named on the list, specifically the …

It takes talent for a parcel-delivery company not to prosper during the current conditions, when online shopping for non-essentials is the only sort of shopping allowed. Still, the Royal Mail is making a pretty good fist of it. The world seems to be full of delivery vans, yet the former …

Two Somerset areas are on a list of places which are receiving limited delivery services due to Covid. In a service update today (Tuesday, January 12) the Royal Mail has compiled a collection of 26 areas across England, in which deliveries are ‘likely to be limited’. The service said that …

Eight postcode areas in Kent are experiencing a limited Royal Mail delivery service due to coronavirus. People living in parts of Margate and Ashford are likely to face significant delays receiving their post. Royal Mail today confirmed that Margate postcodes CT7 to CT9 as well as Ashford postcodes TN23 to …

Royal Mail has published a list of 21 places in England where the post is being delayed due to coronavirus with one postal area in Cheshire affected. The company said: “Every single parcel and letter is important to us. “Despite our best efforts and significant investment in extra resource, some …