Traffic has been slowed up in the city centre by an anti-Covid restrictions protest on the first day after the government lifted most of Ireland’s lockdown measures. Dublin City Council have warned travellers heading into town to expect delays on O’Connell Street as the protest makes its way from the …
Read More »Post Office warnings to millions of Brits over fake text message scam
An urgent warning has been issued to the British public after the emergence of millions of scam messages. Consumer group Which? has warned that people should keep an eye out for “extremely convincing” scam texts that could steal your bank information and personal data. Variations of the same text have …
Read More »Post Office ‘recognises need’ for service in south Tamworth after petition
The Post Office says it ‘recognises that there is a need’ for a service in the south of Tamworth after a petition was launched by concerned residents. A new branch will open inside WH Smith in Ventura Park in February, however residents would also like one in the south of …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery chaos impacts more than 250,000 homes
A staff sickness crisis at the Royal Mail has hit deliveries for more than 250,000 homes across the country. During one week in January it was reported that up to 15,000 employees – nine per cent of the workforce – were off sick, severely impacting on the postal service. There …
Read More »Post Office warning to customers over ‘most convincing’ scam yet
A fresh warning has been issued to millions of people in the UK as criminals target the Post Office in a new fake text scam. Consumer watchdog group Which? said the scam uses a clone website to lure bank details off customers with thousands of reports being logged. It has …
Read More »Post Office scam warning asking you to reschedule a delivery
Scammers are redirecting victims to the official Post Office website as part of an “extremely convincing” scam, consumer group Which? has warned. It said it has seen variations of texts claiming a parcel delivery has failed and asking recipients to click a link to book or reschedule a delivery. Clicking …
Read More »London worst hit by the Royal Mail delivery crisis
L ondon has been struck down by the Royal Mail delivery crisis – with one in three of the worst affected postcodes in the UK lying in the capital. Of the 56 worst-hit areas, 18 of them were in London due to 38 delivery offices struggling to cope with what …
Read More »Post Office customers urgently warned over ‘most convincing’ scam seen yet
Post Office customers have been urgently warned over “the most convincing” clone website scam Which? has seen. Thousands of reports of scam texts have been logged with the consumer watchdog website. As part of the scam, Post Office customers are urged to click a link to reschedule a delivery. READ …
Read More »MoneySavingExpert shares list of best and worst parcel delivery services across the UK
Users of MoneySavingExpert (MSE) have ranked Amazon Logistics as the best parcel delivery firm in the UK for the first time in its annual post-Christmas poll. The results come after another challenging year for firms across the country who continued to provide essential services amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, …
Read More »Royal Mail is struggling to deliver to these Yorkshire postcodes
People living in a handful of Yorkshire communities may find they are not getting their post at the moment. Royal Mail is struggling to deliver to some places due to staff absences. Workers testing positive for Covid have been forced to self-isolate, meaning some delivery offices are finding it hard …
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