Postman sacked by Royal Mail for urinating on his round was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules after hearing ‘there is not a post person alive who has not had to’ Postman Roo Rawal was caught on film urinating in lay-by on his delivery round Veteran Royal Mail employee was dismissed for …
Read More »Royal Mail announces major changes to opening hours, deliveries, tracking items and more
Extended opening hours are about to come into effect and changes to the handling of deliveries, Royal Mail has confirmed. Customer Service Points in local Royal Mail delivery offices will be increasing their opening hours on Saturdays, starting on Saturday (June 27). These Points will continue to be open on …
Read More »Walkout by sorting office workers at Barnsley Royal Mail after coronavirus outbreak
Walkout by sorting office workers at Barnsley Royal Mail after coronavirus outbreak By Thomas Scripps 23 June 2020 Royal Mail workers at the central post sorting office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire walked out yesterday after colleagues tested positive for coronavirus. Dozens of workers remained outside the building on Pitt …
Read More »Royal Mail workers walk out of Barnsley sorting office amid coronavirus fears
Postal staff at Barnsley’s central Royal Mail sorting office have walked out amid suggestions colleagues have contracted coronavirus. Dozens of workers gathered around the entrance to the Pitt Street office and were there for several hours as union officials and staff negotiated with managers. Some said they had left the …
Read More »Royal Mail confirms Coronavirus ‘outbreak’ at Barnsley sorting office
An outbreak of coronavirus has been confirmed at Barnsley’s Royal Mail sorting office with the company working to keep the effect on postal deliveries “to a minimum”. Staff walked out of the Pitt Street office this morning and discussions with managers took place in the street, with many workers arranging …
Read More »Royal Mail make changes to opening hours, deliveries, tracking items and more
Royal Mail have announced new changes to the way they are handling deliveries, with extended opening hours about to come into effect. From Saturday, June 27, Customer Service Points in local Royal Mail delivery offices, will be increasing the hours they are open on Saturdays. Customer Service Points will continue …
Read More »‘Czech sphinx’ Daniel Kretinsky speaks out over £150m Royal Mail stake
Stockbrokers believe the overseas arm GLS, seen as the “jewel in the crown” of Royal Mail’s business, is likely to most interest Mr Kretinsky. He said: “Similar to all other investments undertaken via Vesa Equity Investment, it also applies for Royal Mail that we join companies of whose fundamental value …
Read More »Kent County Council spends around £2 million maintaining its Maidstone HQ
Public cash is being “thrown down a hole” to keep County Hall running during the coronavirus crisis, says a finance councillor. Around £2million is being spent each year on the safety and basic maintenance costs of Kent County Council’s (KCC) historic headquarters in Maidstone which was built in 1888. KCC’s …
Read More »Road safety fears at Hoole bridge over giant ad screen plan
Road safety concerns are being raised about plans for a pair of giant LED advertising screens facing the traffic in both directions on Chester’s Hoole bridge. Alight Media has applied for consent to display an advertisement in the form of two screens each measuring six metres in width and three …
Read More »Royal Mail wants to trial super-sized ‘parcel boxes’ in Walsall so people can avoid the Post Office
A futuristic parcel box could appear in Walsall town centre as part of a nation-wide trial to battle Covid-19. The 6ft wide steel box – twice the size of a standard mail box – will allow the public to post large parcels, which would normally have to be sent via …
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