A Royal Mail sorting office has “suspended letter deliveries” until “at least Friday” because half of all staff are absent due to Covid-19, according to a union rep. The sorting office in Derry, based on Great James Street, is currently without 60 of its 120 workforce due to the virus. …
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A young Devon man was seen jogging along the A30 towards towards Honiton moments before he was killed in a collision with a Royal Mail lorry, an inquest has been told. Hamish Culling, 23, became separated from his friends after going to watch a darts event at the Westpoint arena. …
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Royal Mail has opened its Write to Santa service for 2020 letting you get a free letter from Father Christmas – and children are bound to love it. We reckon children will adore getting a response from the man in the big red suit – this year of all years. …
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Royal Mail boss hints that Saturday post could be scrapped because it is no longer ‘economic’ to deliver letters six days a week Royal Mail boss says delivering letters six days a week is no longer ‘economic’ Chairman Keith Williams says changes are needed to reflect customer habits During the …
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Cost-cutting has resulted in about 55 bank and building society branch closures every month since 2015, according to Which? The Post Office does not currently own or operate any of the 2,000 ATMs at its branches, which are run by Bank of Ireland. As part of its new plan it will …
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A grandfather-of-nine faced having to put down his pet dachshund and five pugs today after they surrounded a postman and nipped at his legs – leaving him scarred for life. Allen Parkinson, 75, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was hauled into court after the six dogs escaped through his open French doors …
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CHILDREN can once again write to Santa for Christmas 2020 and get a response from the big man himself. It was 1963 when Royal Mail first started helping Father Christmas add some extra magic to children’s Christmas. 1 Father Christmas is once again responding to children’s letters in the postCredit: …
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A specialist East Yorkshire business has overseen the multi-million pound refit of a former South Atlantic ferry ready for its new role as a floating motor racing paddock. The former Island of St Helena Royal Mail ship is in the final stages of a transformation into an ultra-efficient floating hub …
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Royal Mail have launched a parcel collection service which will see parcels and mail collected from people’s homes reports the BBC. This comes as there has been an increase in online shopping – especially throughout the pandemic – and as Royal Mail are set to make a loss this year. …
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Royal Mail is set to release a new set of stamps to celebrate 50 years of the Star Trek TV and film franchise. The long-running space adventure has so far produced more than 780 TV episodes and 13 movies after its first broadcast in the UK in 1969. The main …
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