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The Plymstock Post Office has been closed for business after the branch was damaged in a recent flood. The flooding occurred earlier in the month when 68 homes in the Plymstock area were left without power. Many locals have been upset at the loss of a local institution and have …

The research from eToro found that Royal Mail was the UK’s best-performing large-cap stock over the past year and offered investors more than double the returns of Alphabet, four times that of Microsoft and over ten-fold the performance of Netflix. However, the data does not include the even more impressive …

Youngsters from schools across Leicestershire have had their cute designs shortlisted in a Royal Mail stamp competition celebrating heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. Pupils attending county schools are now in with a shout of having their poignant artwork featured on thousands of letters and parcels next year. The colourful designs …

A record number of schoolchildren have submitted entries to a competition to design new Royal Mail stamps to recognise heroes of the pandemic. More than 600,000 designs were sent from almost 7,500 schools, with 120 regional finalists being chosen. A stamp designed by a schoolchild (Royal Mail/PA) The previous highest …

Royal Mail, DPD and Hermes customers are being warned of malicious scam messages that continue to be sent out. Unsuspecting customers are being targeted for valuable information including bank details. A community project put out a warning after it found that scam texts are continuing to be sent out. READ …

S ir Keir Starmer has faced union demands to stick with Jeremy Corbyn-era policies to nationalise key industries. The Labour leader should not make “timid tweaks” to the system and instead aim for “deep and transformative change”, according to a motion moved at the party’s conference in Brighton The Communication …

Royal Mail chief executive sparks fury – by asking postmen to deliver more letters Simon Thompson has asked employees to clear their offices of all mail every day  But one postman reacting to the communication described the letter as ‘a joke’ An attempt to re-plan routes for posties is due …

Royal Mail is looking to hire temporary staff to help with their Christmas services. The recruitment drive is looking to fill slots across Yorkshire, and beyond, with roles available in sort offices and warehouses as well as delivery drivers being jobs being advertised. A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We’ve been …

Royal Mail has launched a consultation on the Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan, seeking views from CWU, Unite, employees of Royal Mail Group and employees of RM Property and Facilities Solutions Limited currently in the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP). Under the proposals, those who have been with Royal Mail …

Husband, 81, who suffocated his wife with plastic bag before he hanged himself had posted letter to Royal Mail confessing to murder with ‘Ring 999’ written on envelope, inquest hears David Arnold, 81, had killed his wife Christina, 71, by placing a bag over her head The retired draughtsman then …