Royal Mail has published a list of 21 places in England where the post is being delayed due to coronavirus with one postal area in Cheshire affected. The company said: “Every single parcel and letter is important to us. “Despite our best efforts and significant investment in extra resource, some …
Read More »Royal Mail Covid ‘blackspots’ putting lives at risk, MPs warn
The list of 28 severely affected areas, published on Monday, included 13 in or near London, as well as Leeds in West Yorkshire, Chelmsford in Essex, Widnes in Cheshire and Margate in Kent. But local leaders in other parts of the country have told The Telegraph their areas are suffering …
Read More »Derbyshire Post Office closes as staff member tests positive for Covid-19
A Post Office in a Derbyshire village has closed for 10 days after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19. The branch in Nottingham Road, Borrowash, will remain shut for the rest of this week and is expected to reopen on Wednesday, January 20. A notice has been placed …
Read More »Attempted robbery from Royal Mail worker prompts police search in Bedminster
A thief attempted to steal a mailbag off a Royal Mail worker in Bedminster this afternoon (January 12). Police are searching the area following the attempted robbery, on Bedminster Parade, at about 5.30pm. The thug fled the area empty-handed after the incident. An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: “We’re …
Read More »Concerns over plans to close Royal Mail sorting office in Nottinghamshire parish
Concerns have been raised over plans to close a Royal Mail sorting office in a Nottinghamshire town and its “potential knock-on effect” on the community. Councillors on Mansfield District Council have raised their fears after Royal Mail revealed plans to close the sorting office in Warsop. The sorting office, which …
Read More »West Belfast ‘hero’ lorry driver Fra McCaffrey fighting for sight after overpass attack
A LORRY driver working night shifts through the pandemic “to ensure people are getting what they need” is fighting for his sight after his windscreen was smashed by a recycling bin filled large rocks hurled from an overpass. Fra McCaffrey (56) from the Whiterock area of west Belfast has undergone …
Read More »New management for old Royal Mail sorting office building in Gloucester transformed into luxury homes
A major landmark building in Gloucester that has been transformed into luxury homes has come under new management. Principle Estate Management will take over the responsibility for The Post House – part of the Royal Mail’s former sorting centre operations around two miles east of the city centre. The building …
Read More »Royal Mail reveals areas on ‘Covid blacklist’ that are not receiving regular deliveries
On Monday, Royal Mail confirmed that a number of staff who work at the delivery office in Lincoln are currently self-isolating, and said there had also been virus outbreaks in Daventry and Northampton. Last week, seven postmen in Horsham contracted the virus and have not been able to work, while …
Read More »Royal Mail address rumours of mass Covid-19 outbreak at sorting centres
Royal Mail have addressed online rumours of a mass Covid-19 outbreak at two of their Midlands sorting centres and one centre in Northampton. Posts online have claimed of a “huge outbreak” and that “40-50 employees gone into isolation” at sorting centres in Coventry, Rugby and Daventry. Concerns have been spreading …
Read More »British Indian Postal Worker Mathan Shunmugaraja Wins Harassment Case In UK
Royal Mail was ordered to pay 229,161.86 pounds. London: A British Indian postal worker has been awarded nearly 230,000 pounds as compensation and loss of earnings after an employment tribunal in the UK accepted his claim of harassment and discrimination on the grounds of race and religion. Mathan Shunmugaraja had …
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