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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 …

There have been coronavirus outbreaks at Swindon’s Honda, Royal Mail, Iceland and fire station sites. Health chiefs say there have been a “small number” of people testing positive with COVID-19 on the edge of Gloucestershire. Swindon Borough Council says it is working with Public Health England South West and local …

Mail posted by some Londoners will not arrive on time today Friday (July 24). This is due to processing problems Royal Mail had on Thursday (July 23) evening. Some post arrived late at the London Central Mail Centre, meaning not all of it could be processed. Consequently, mail posted by …

You might get a bit annoyed if the postie comes a bit late one day or if they don’t deliver your parcel when you’re sure you were in, but have you ever really thought about what the job is like? You might see the postman out and about in the …

Plans for a huge new development in Reading now contain no affordable housing after the developer submitted an amended plan. Hermes Property Unit Trust had submitted plans for more than 600 homes on the site of the empty former Royal Mail depot in Caversham Road. Initially, it was proposed the …