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By Kyle Morris A U.K. regulator said Thursday that it is proposing new protections for people sending and receiving parcels. The Office of Communications plans to improve how delivery firms handle complaints, introduce new rules to ensure the fair treatment of disabled people and introduce regulatory certainty to allow Royal …

Please Mr. Postman, look and see if there’s a letter left for Didsbury (or Withington). Many households covered by the south Manchester sorting office claim they have been without post for over a week. However, frustrated residents say it is not a new issue – claiming there has been an …

Postal delays in Cheshire have been blamed on a combination of “a higher than normal rate” of staff sickness and revised delivery routes. The standard of service currently being provided by Royal Mail in parts of the county is not even worthy of being described as “second class”, according to …

Getting Christmas presents off to family members and friends can often be a stressful part of the festive period. Once you have picked out the ideal gift for them, it’s then a case of either passing them over on the day or dropping them off a few days before. But …

Dozens of bodies will have to be exhumed from Bridgwater town centre to allow new flats to be built. Taunton-based developer Refresh Living No. 3 Ltd. applied to build 43 flats on a vacant brownfield site on Friarn Street, north of the busy A39 Broadway. Sedgemoor District Council’s development committee …

The Post Office has issued a reminder to customers over a major change for anyone sending parcels to friends and family in the EU. It has warned that parcels will be refused if they do not have the correct customs declaration documentation attached to them. This applies to anyone sending …

Tributes have been paid to a “proud” Leicestershire man who died after a “determined” five-month-battle with cancer. David Wheeler, from Loughborough, lost his fight with colon cancer on October 25, with daughter Sarah, and sister, Trish, by his side. The 72-year-old, of Charles Street, moved to West Yorkshire in recent …

With Christmas Day being just three weeks away, shoppers are being urged to get their presents and cards in the post to make sure they arrive in time. As families get ready to send millions of items through the post to loved ones at home and overseas, Post Office and …

It’s the kind of sight that would make Postman Pat’s heart sink – a postbox in Bristol that has been repurposed by litter louts as a rubbish bin. Perhaps it is because there are two post boxes right next to each other on this spot in Bedminster, but it can’t …

People in Eccles were forced to queue in the rain for up to 30 minutes to collect post – and some were still left empty-handed. Photos showed a long line of customers outside the sorting office on Saturday. Last week, the M.E.N reported that locals in Eccles hadn’t received any …