Royal Mail reveals first special stamps of 2021 celebrating 70th anniversary of Britain’s first National Parks – from the Lake District to Dartmoor New stamps celebrate the formation of the first National Parks 70 years ago Landscapes include popular countryside tourist attractions from across the UK Nationals Parks such as …
Read More »Derbyshire’s Mick is the oldest full-time postie in the UK
A Derbyshire great granddad who recently celebrated his 80th birthday has become the oldest full-time delivery postman in the UK. Mick Gibson, known as “Gibbo” to his mates, started out working in a grocer’s shop, then became a time-served painter and decorator before undertaking a series of other jobs and …
Read More »Beauty of Peak District to feature on new British stamp
Parts of the beautiful Peak District are to feature on a special set of British stamps, it has been announced. The Royal Mail has revealed the first Special Stamps to be released for sale in 2021 will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks. And one …
Read More »Online shoppers put on high alert over Christmas DPD parcel scam
North Wales Police has warned Christmas shoppers about a parcel delivery scam that has already netted almost quarter of a millions pounds across the UK. The email and text scam has been running for some time but police are concerned it is now being targeted at the busy festive period …
Read More »Scottish post office staff plead with locals to ‘be kind’ after receiving onslaught of verbal abuse
A shop in Fife has issued a statement urging customers to be kind to its frontline staff following the planned closure of its in-store post office. Spar in Halbeath, Fife, have informed the village’s local community group that members of public have been “extremely verbally abusive” to staff at the …
Read More »Cancer patient misses appointment after letter arrives three days late
A cancer patient missed an appointment after receiving the letter three days after the consultation was due to take place. Peter Barry, 75, of Castlefields, Runcorn, said residents in his neighbourhood have been receiving letters from once a week to 10 days. This meant his letter notifying him of a …
Read More »How much you should tip your postman and bin collectors this Christmas – and what are the rules in Tier 4?
Tipping your postman or bin collectors at Christmas time may be second nature to you. Or maybe you never even knew it was a thing. Either way, many people give those working in the service industry, like postmen, bin collectors and milkmen a cash tip or a small gift at …
Read More »UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus strain discovery
ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 08:48 IST London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘prioritising parcels over Christmas cards’
A second worker at a separate office in London said that after 36 years of postal work, 2020 had been “the worst so far”. “It’s not in their interest to make sure people get their birthday cards, Christmas cards, and hospital appointments compared to tracked items,” he said. “But these …
Read More »Prince Charles dons colourful mask on visit to Cirencester museum and Royal Mail office
Prince Charles visited a Cirencester museum today (Friday, December 18) where he spoke of his fascination with archaeology. The Prince of Wales visited the recently opened Stone Age to Corinium Gallery at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, Gloucestershire which features a displays which depicts the story of life in the …
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