Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, has reportedly initiated a takeover bid for defence group Chemring. The news was first reported by Sky News’ Mark Kleinman, who stated that Bain has submitted at least one proposal to acquire the FTSE 250 group, which is utilised by …
Read More »Four Royal Mail posties were ‘unfairly dismissed’ over pub breaks with ‘tea, coffee and cakes’
All four workers were offered compensation in what has been deemed “a damning criticism of Royal Mail management.” Royal Mail’s Prenton Delivery Office where the workers were dismissed(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo) Four postal workers at a Royal Mail delivery office in Prenton were unfairly dismissed in a row over …
Read More »Village postie Eddie famous for his all-weather shorts retires after 40 years
A popular village postman known for wearing his trademark shorts whatever the weather has retired after more than 40 years in the job. Eddie Whitaker, who was the postie for Marchington village and its surrounding area, was given a special surprise send-off by locals. Well over a hundred of his …
Read More »Post offices could become ‘unviable’ if Leicestershire sorting offices close, warns councillor
Several Leicestershire post offices could lose nearly half their profits if Royal Mail proceeds with controversial plans to remove their sorting offices, a county councillor has warned. The proposed changes in Groby and Ratby would see mail sorting operations moved to Meridian at Fosse Park. Under the new proposals, mail …
Read More »Royal Mail’s roll call of shame: Sex offenders who have used their rounds to groom children and abuse women -as it’s revealed one victim killed herself while on the phone to the firm to report her attacker
The manner in which officials described Michael Stewart, a 63-year-old postman from Northumberland who has been jailed for six and a half years after committing a string of sexual assaults against women during his rounds, was depressingly familiar. Judge Robert Spragg, who presided over Stewart’s trial at Newcastle crown court, …
Read More »Villagers heard ‘loud bang’ as post box theft damages road and pavement
Families heard a ‘loud bang’ as a post box was stolen from their village. And the theft in the centre of Rudyard has damaged the road and pavement. Now police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place at around 10.40pm on Monday. StokeonTrentLive had previously reported how …
Read More »Royal Mail apologise after victim of pervert postman took her own life while on phone to management
Royal Mail have apologised after a woman who was sexually abused by a perverted postman took her own life while on the phone to management about the incidents. Sex attacker Michael Stewart was jailed for six-and-a-half years at Newcastle Crown Court after being convicted of sexually assaulting five women while …
Read More »Victim of pervert postman took her own life while on the phone to Royal Mail management
The Royal Mail has apologised after a woman took her own life while on the phone to management after she was one of five women to be sexually abused by a perverted postman 19:09, 19 Feb 2025Updated 19:12, 19 Feb 2025 Sick Michael Stewart(Image: PA) A woman tragically took her …
Read More »Victim of sex offender postman who attacked a string of women killed herself on the phone to Royal Mail after firm ‘did nothing’ – as he is finally jailed for six years
A woman who was left traumatised after being sexually assaulted by a postman killed herself while on the phone to Royal Mail, a court has heard. Carly Wealleans died at her home in Newbiggin, Northumberland, in March 2022 during a call with a manager at the postal service in which …
Read More »Ofcom’s “package of reforms”: a wrecking ball against the mail service and postal workers’ jobs and conditions
Communications regulator Ofcom has announced “a package of reforms to the Universal Service Obligation” governing the delivery of mail to 32 million addresses across the UK. Ofcom’s announcement is the foundation for a Royal Mail pilot scheme being rolled out at 37 delivery offices with the full support of the …
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