Christmas means we are all shopping more and the online deliveries are piling up – but how do you know if a text about the parcel you’re expecting is real? Key indicators it’s a scam delivery text The mobile number is unidentified, even if the company name is mentioned in …
Read More »Royal Mail delays mean people haven’t had post ‘for weeks’
People living in one part of Wirral say they haven’t received any mail for over a week in the lead-up to Christmas. Royal Mail confirmed it is experiencing some delays “due to COVID-related sickness absence” in the Birkenhead area. It comes as people across the country have reported delays and …
Read More »Royal Mail delivery delays and the full list of postcodes affected
Royal Mail have revealed that they could be delays to items being delivered after delays in processing. Royal Mail has confirmed that staff will do its best to get parcels delivered on time, but they have been experiencing delays earlier this week. Not all mail was processed or dispatched on …
Read More »The Essex areas where Royal Mail deliveries may be delayed as Christmas Day approaches
Areas of Essex are facing Royal Mail delivery delays in the days before Christmas. The national mail delivery service today (Wednesday, December 22) said that some parts of the county would experience disruption. Royal Mail said this was due to staff isolating with Covid, among other local factors. Read more: …
Read More »Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella shuts down as Covid ‘puts paid to joy’
Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided to shut down Cinderella, his latest musical, until February at the earliest, blaming “this wretched virus” for putting paid to “the joy of entertaining audiences”. Covid also forced the cancellation of the Royal Opera House’s Christmas ballet, Nutcracker, until the New Year, with reports suggesting …
Read More »Full list of Royal Mail delivery disruption as delays possible before Christmas
Your presents and cards could be delayed this Christmas as Royal Mail warned of disruption. The postal service is working to minimise delays but admits it might not be able to offer a full service in some parts of the UK. It said the delays are caused by coronavirus with …
Read More »Councillor who was victim in colleague’s hate campaign set to step down in May and says he “won’t miss” some elected members
A Conservative councillor who was a victim in a colleague’s hate campaign has revealed he plans to step down in May. Alistair Mackay, who represents Johnstone South and Elderslie, hit out at his fellow elected members for not dealing with the controversial “rantings” of Paul Mack sooner as he confirmed …
Read More »Man baffled after being sent Christmas cards by stranger for 20 years
A man who was left baffled after being sent Christmas cards by a stranger for over 20 years decided it was time to get to the bottom of the mystery. Every year for more than two decades a festive card was delivered to the man’s home with the envelope marked …
Read More »Amazon ‘put Royal Mail to shame’ as post disruption continues
Disruption to Royal Mail deliveries continues as we head into Christmas week. Last week the postal service admitted staffing problems due to Covid-19 had impacted offices around the country including St Helens, Warrington and New Ferry in Wirral. While issues at the New Ferry delivery office appear to have resolved, …
Read More »Adrian: ‘Why did a letter from Hanley to Heron Cross take at least a week to arrive?’
Resident Adrian Allen has been left baffled – after it took over a week for a letter to get from Hanley to Heron Cross. And Adrian, of Blurton, has branded the service provided by Royal Mail as ‘sub-standard’. He raised the issue in a letter to The Sentinel where he …
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