Tag Archives: Royal Mail

Residents in a West Yorkshire town might have been surprised to see a mini red van driving around, during the weekend. Dozens of videos and photos have been circulating around social media of the red Royal Mail van which was spotted around Heckmondwike including the Morrisons, the McDonald’s drive-thru and …

Asian postman, 34, wins £30,000 race discrimination payout from Royal Mail after colleague sent him letter calling him a ‘p**i b*****d’ and a ‘terrorist’ that bosses failed to investigate Rizwan Shah, 34, was sent racist letter while working at Watford Delivery Office Mr Shah, who worked for Royal Mail since …

Lincolnshire Police have cordoned off an area of South End in Boston. There are numerous reports of officers outside the Royal Mail sorting office and Boston Grammar School. One man claims armed police and four police cars have been seen in the area, with one parked across the road. A …

Schoolchildren who sent a message in a bottle into the sea were thrilled when it washed up on a beach in Scotland – and they were tracked down and sent treats. Anne Smillie, 68, discovered three notes inside a glass jar while picking up litter along the beach in Barassie, …

Newcastle software group Sage has announced that chairman Sir Donald Brydon will step down next year. Sir Donald has indicated that he will retire next September, by which time he will have been in post for nine years. The company has set up a process to identity his successor, which …

Manifest-Minerva’s Thomas Bolger takes a look at key issues at upcoming AGMs, focusing this month on issues at Royal Mail. Royal Mail’s 2020 annual general meeting (AGM) on 8 September takes place against a backdrop of management changes and ongoing business challenges that have been heighted by the coronavirus pandemic. …

The Royal Mail says it has binned leaflets left at its Portobello delivery office after complaints from a local resident who said that the material in the flyers was ‘hateful’ and ‘transphobic’. The flyers opposed the Scottish Government’s draft Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The bill, which would simplify the process …

A main road at Littledean in the Forest of Dean has been closed after a Royal Mail lorry crashed. The emergency services have been with the incident, which has closed the A4151 Elton Road from Littledean Jail to Elton Corner whilst the recovery of the vehicle takes place. Police are …

GCSE results day has arrived and millions of students across the country will be finding out the results of their exams. Families and friends may not be able to celebrate with their loved ones as easily as previous years due to lockdown restrictions but there are ways to show how …

Families in a Stoke-on-Trent neighbourhood have been left waiting for important letters due to a lack of postal deliveries. Residents in Chell Heath say they have only had one delivery of letters and parcels since the end of July. They say they have also been told they cannot collect their …