Tag Archives: Royal Mail

A woman was mortified after what was supposed to be a private gift for herself became the knowledge of her postie. Watch her explain what happened here (the video contains some strong language): Posting on TikTok, Jennifer Burch shared her embarrassment after being delivered a package her postman couldn’t seem …

A Midlands trio who plotted a ‘£100k-a-month’ mail order gun service smuggling US pistols and bullets into the UK have been jailed for a combined total of 35 years. Dashan Caines, aged 46 and of Sutton Coldfield, played a lesser role but was involved in an “efficient distribution network” which …

Three robbers stole a cash box from a Royal Mail van driver near Rugby. The gang raided the van while it was parked outside the Post Office in Main Street, Newbold on Avon, at around 12.45pm yesterday afternoon (November 25). The driver was not injured, but left “understandably shaken by …

A Stockton postman who was sacked for falling and injuring himself twice on his round, has lost an unfair dismissal claim against Royal Mail. Paul Duffy first tripped on a path and fractured his shoulder. Then, about three months later, he slipped on a sledge in a driveway and broke …

A postman who was sacked by Royal Mail after falling over twice at work because he wasn’t looking where he was going has lost an unfair dismissal claim. Paul Duffy fractured his shoulder after tripping on a path and just three months later, he broke his knee after slipping on a sledge …

Some Coatbridge residents have went up to two weeks without receiving any post following a Covid outbreak among Royal Mail staff. More than half of all postal workers in the area have been off through coronavirus at the same time, with other sickness absences also hitting staffing numbers. Royal Mail …

A veteran Glasgow postman was sacked after he forged a customer’s signature and left her undelivered parcels in a rubbish bin – only for them to be thrown away before she got to them. Samuel Shirley told an employment tribunal he had an ‘agreement’ with the householder that he would …

Royal Mail has released its last posting dates for Christmas 2021 – warning of potential delays caused by a number of factors including Covid-19 restrictions. With the UK subject to covid restrictions last year meaning people could not visit their family and friends and drop off gifts, more packages were …

December is fast approaching and plans are well underway for Christmas. We’re all looking forward to spending time with family and friends this year after last year’s gatherings were curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. If you are sending parcels and cards to your nearest and dearest by post, it is …

Royal Mail has announced the last posting dates for Christmas 2021 – and warned of potential delays caused by a number of factors including Covid restrictions. Last year saw more packages sent by post than usual because UK restrictions meant people couldn’t go out to visit family and friends to …