[ad_1] A teenager used Bitcoin to buy ecstasy tablets on the dark web from a supplier in Holland who sent them to him concealed in a DVD case. And after the package – which had Dylan Bailey’s name and address on it – was intercepted at the Royal Mail’s international logistics centre, texts on Bailey’s…
[ad_1] More than 16m people were left waiting for post in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid Covid-19 pandemic Nearly one in 20 households said they had not received a single item last month Citizens Advice survey showed households in London were worst the affected There was a 365% leap in number of…
[ad_1] A finished but unusable £50million M49 junction has received a cash boost. Work on the Severn Beach junction itself was complete in 2019 – but it still cannot be used because it is yet to be connected to the local road network. Following months of limbo and arguments over where responsibility lies, the West…
[ad_1] The Post Office Railway or the ‘Mail Rail’, was an automatic electric railway designed to streamline Royal Mail deliveries in London by bypassing the city’s congested streets. Early in the 20th Century, Royal Mail officials explored ways to make deliveries faster, and they found inspiration in Chicago’s underground freight train system. In 1927, after…
[ad_1] Rules on getting Covid tests in the workplace changed in February. Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that workplaces with more than 50 employees can now apply for Covid-19 tests – a change to the rules which had applied to businesses with more than 250 employees. At a press conference on Monday, February 8…
[ad_1] Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster is calling on the Royal Mail to withdraw its objection to the compulsory purchase of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton. The concrete complex including a multi-storey car park is almost empty of shops and has been described as an ‘eyesore’. Torbay Council has drawn up plans to knock it down…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail and the owner of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton have objected to a compulsory purchase order for the complex, which Torbay Council wants to demolish and replace with flats. The concrete centre including a multi-storey car park between Hyde Road and Torquay Road is mostly empty, and has been the focus…
[ad_1] Postal workers could be paid to check up on elderly people during their rounds under new plans proposed by union members. Delivering prescriptions could also become the responsibility of Royal Mail staff under measures designed to widen their duties and create additional revenues. The idea has been put forward by the Communication Workers Union (CWU),…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has started work on a super-sized parcel hub – with the capacity to one day process more than a million items a day. The 840,000 sq ft Midlands parcel hub will be its biggest yet, covering an area the size of more than 10 football pitches and reflecting the growing volumes of…
[ad_1] Concerns about the impact on services of a coronavirus outbreak at Caernarfon’s sorting office have been raised with the Prime Minister. A number of workers at the Cibyn Industrial Estate depot are self-isolating after nine positive Covid-19 cases were reported. It has led to substantial disruptions to mail services in the area, with many…