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The Royal Mail is reportedly mulling over completely stopping deliveries on Saturdays in a huge shake-up. But the proposals from the service have been met with widespread fury from some, amid claims the changes would represent a big blow to anybody reliant on post. By law, The Royal Mail must …

Dog owners could face a prison sentence if they fail to take steps to prevent their pet biting a postal worker’s fingers through a letterbox. The High Court ruled that dog owners could be convicted of the offence contrary to the Dangerous Dogs Act, facing a maximum of five years …

Delays have hit plans to create a new super £20m library Nuneaton town centre – including finding a new home for Wilkos. There are plans for the new facility to be housed by where the the former Post Office and Powell House buildings stand in Vicarage Street and Church Street. …

Royal Mail could stop delivering Saturday letters as it reveals it has delivered 1.1 billion fewer letters year-on-year The UK delivery service has faced resistance over plans to deliver fewer letters Royal Mail saw a drop of 1.1 billion letters year-on-year in five months to August  It could scrap its …

A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China. Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device. A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping …

Three Royal Mail staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Medway Mail Centre. The state-of-the-art mail sorting centre in Rochester has since been subject to an ‘enhanced clean’, according to bosses. Colleagues have been notified if they were exposed to the Covid-19-positive staff members in the Knight Road depot, and …

Royal Mail has reported a big boost to parcels during the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also run up extra costs of £160m, and said outdated working practices needed to change to return the company to profitability. A surge in online shopping has led to strong growth in parcel volumes for …

Royal Mail has been accused of flouting pensions equality standards, as the embattled postal service prepares to face investors next week without a permanent chief executive. Institutional Shareholder Services, the shareholder advice group, has raised concerns about top bosses getting higher pension contributions than new postal workers on the ground. Under …

There is no denying Cheshunt is full of great history, good schools and is at the heart of Broxbourne. Those who grew up in the area know how much it has changed over the years – with the schools getting better and more people wanting to come and live in …

A former Royal Mail worker and a 100-year-old woman have been paid tribute to in the latest funeral and death announcements. In total, 35 touching messages have flooded in for 33 Plymouth people who have recently died. Six other heartfelt messages have been posted into the funeral notices section of …