Major routes across Gloucestershire will be under the watchful eyes of mobile speed cameras over the next week. Officers will be monitoring the A40 Golden Valley where there has been a number of crashes over the past few months. Police will also be keeping an eye on the B4008 Bristol …
Read More »Mum labels 7am post delivery as ‘anti-social and ridiculous’
As the festive season starts to get into full swing you may have spotted your local postal workers popping around slightly earlier in the morning to cope with the busier time of year. But one mother has split opinion online after claiming it was “ridiculous” that her local postman was …
Read More »Deadline date for sending letter to Santa via Royal Mail to get a reply
The middle of November means that it will be just around the time that children will want to write up their Christmas list and send it off to Father Christmas. Usually burnt in the fire, or hidden under the parents bed, it is near impossible that Father Christmas would have …
Read More »A new pharmacy offering free next day delivery has opened its doors in Lincoln
Patients in Lincoln can benefit from a new pharmacy which delivers prescriptions – for free – the following day. The recently opened Daytom Pharmacy in the Stirlin Business Park is an independent and delivery-only pharmacy, delivering prescriptions both locally and nationally. Offering a range of other services, it has been …
Read More »Royal Mail boss reassures families HGV driver shortage WON’T affect Christmas deliveries
The boss of Royal Mail has told families that the HGV driver crisis and supply chain issues will not impact deliveries for Christmas. Simon Thompson, who was Ocado’s chief product officer before running the NHS Test and Trace app during the pandemic, said: ‘If you have a look at posting dates …
Read More »Royal Mail boss walks the modernisation tightrope
Boss Simon Thompson insists the pandemic has triggered “a structural shift”, turbocharging demand for parcels and accelerating the long-term decline in letters. Despite a mini-revival in recent months, letter deliveries are a fifth lower than before coronavirus erupted. Yet this is Royal Mail. For a company that has been bringing …
Read More »A1M: Family pay emotional tribute to Peterborough Royal Mail driver and dad of four killed in crash
The family of a Royal Mail driver killed in a crash have paid an emotional tribute to a loving father, husband and son. David Nixon was driving a lorry when it collided with a car on the southbound carriageway on the A1M at Sawtry on Tuesday (November 16) at around …
Read More »A1M: Royal Mail pays tribute to driver killed in crash
The Royal Mail has paid tribute to one of its staff who was killed in a crash on the A1(M) near Peterborough. Emergency services were called to the collision involving a postal lorry that caught fire and a car at Sawtry on Tuesday afternoon, November 16. The driver of the …
Read More »Royal Mail details CDC contribution levels
In the half year end results for Royal Mail, published today (18 November), the postal company outlined more information on its current scheme, which will contain both its long-awaited collective defined contribution (CDC) section and its defined benefit (DB) lump sum (DBLS) offering. Based on current expectations, Royal Mail said …
Read More »FTSE 100 Live 18 November: Royal Mail special dividend after shopping boom, oil price falls on strategic petroleum reserve plan by US China
R oyal Mail is set to deliver a bonus to posties and other shareholders after half-year results today included a £200 million special dividend. Other beneficiaries will include multibillionaire Daniel Kretinsky, known as the Czech Sphinx, who has built a 15% stake in the company. Royal Mail’s latest figures show …
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