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A Royal Mail delivery office has been hit by a coronavirus outbreak – but frightened staff continue to work “as normal”. Sources say between 15 and 19 workers have tested positive for the killer infection in Manchester. And an emergency testing unit has been set up at the delivery office …

More Royal Mail workers have hit out at the conditions in the Manchester city centre sorting office after number of staff tested positive for COVID-19. Two workers claim that bosses have failed to put effective measures in place to protect staff from coronavirus at the Royal Mail centre on Oldham …

Royal Mail has confirmed an investigation is underway after the theft of two wheels from one of its delivery vans. A member of the public spotted the wheel-less vehicle on Wednesday morning in the West Park car park, near to the Peter Goord Travel agents, off Crownhill Road. At about …

A post office worker says staff are being put at risk after claims fifteen people working in a city centre sorting office have tested positive for Covid-19. The Royal Mail centre on Oldham Road has remained open for business, despite a number of staff having contracted the virus in the …

The Royal Mail is set to issue stamps celebrating Sherlock Holmes – each featuring a hidden message it’ll take a detective to find. Featuring images from the BBC series Sherlock, the 10 commemorative stamp all contain secret details only UV light will reveal. Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved stories are some …

Parts of Burton’s historic former post office could be turned into an apartment block, new plans have revealed. The 115-year-old ‘flamboyant’ building, in New Street, is described as, a “fine example of Edwardian-style building” and is still standing despite the post office moving out almost 30 years ago. Since then …

A dead dog has been found stuffed inside a Royal Mail parcel sack and dumped next to a park bin in an upsetting discovery. Police were called to Tinsley Meadows Park in Sheffield on Saturday after the body of the German shepherd was left there over the weekend. The RSPCA …

A new set of high-tech stamps celebrating Sherlock Holmes is being launched by the Royal Mail. The collection will feature images from the award-winning BBC TV series and other stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Six stamps will show iconic characters from the TV show Sherlock, played by Benedict …

Royal Mail are looking for postal workers in several locations near Liverpool. The mail service want people to work from their Bootle and Southport delivery offices part time, five days a week. Royal Mail said in their job advert: “From scorching summer days to the depths of winter, our postal …

  Talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union will end in job losses By a socialist postal worker 31 July 2020 The following comment article was submitted to the WSWS by a British postal worker. Talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) mark a new …