People have called 999 to complain about toilet roll shortages and supermarket restrictions. West Yorkshire Police have once again called for an end to people abusing the emergency line, this time for concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet, a spokesperson for the force said: “This week we have …
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UK Royal Mail workers oppose union citing coronavirus to justify strike vote sellout By Thomas Scripps 21 March 2020 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) decision to ignore an overwhelming strike vote by its membership and instead offer workers up as “an additional emergency service” during the COVID-19 pandemic has …
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A pharmacist and her partner have been forced to cancel their wedding three days before it was meant to take place due to coronavirus fears. Melissa Twydle-Sharpe, 48, and James Hardwick, 45, who live near Peterborough, were set to marry on Saturday (March 21) after 13 months of planning their …
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Royal Mail has released an official statement amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Company bosses have said the delivery of parcels and letters is “an important way of keeping the country together and helping many people who may not have the option to leave their homes”. The statement …
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The final hurdle to the University of Bristol’s new £300million city centre campus has been overcome after councillors unanimously backed the plans. Development control committee members approved detailed designs for the new academic buildings on the site of the former Royal Mailsorting office on Temple Island. They heard conditions would …
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Northern Ireland’s post offices are keeping the mail moving with contingency plans in place to deal with Coronavirus. And they have issued a statement to say the virus people receiving parcels are not at risk of contracting the virus. A spokesperson said: “At Royal Mail, we are actively monitoring the …
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Royal Mail are continuing to deliver mail as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In guidance on their website, which is subject to change as the coronavirus outbreak develops, Royal Mail said they were ‘monitoring this rapidly developing situation’ and were taking the health and safety of their employees very seriously. They …
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Union calls off UK Royal Mail strike citing national interest during coronavirus pandemic By Thomas Scripps 19 March 2020 For the second time in four months, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has defied a massive strike vote of postal workers in Britain, this time with the promise to draft …
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March 17 (Reuters) – Royal Mail, one of the world’s oldest postal services, said on Tuesday it was “disappointed” that 94.5% of its workers with Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted in favour of a strike action. The union members’ move to strike comes a few weeks after Royal Mail’s proposed …
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Producers of a hand-gel have defended doubling their prices amid a torrent of abuse as the coronavirus death toll spike. Bosses at Jennychem, a British industrial chemicals firm, have been criticised for allegedly doubling the price of hand sanitising gel as demand surges due to COVID-19. Jenny Callen, the firm’s …
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