Tag Archives: Royal Mail

Royal Mail has reported a big boost to parcels during the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also run up extra costs of £160m, and said outdated working practices needed to change to return the company to profitability. A surge in online shopping has led to strong growth in parcel volumes for …

Royal Mail has been accused of flouting pensions equality standards, as the embattled postal service prepares to face investors next week without a permanent chief executive. Institutional Shareholder Services, the shareholder advice group, has raised concerns about top bosses getting higher pension contributions than new postal workers on the ground. Under …

There is no denying Cheshunt is full of great history, good schools and is at the heart of Broxbourne. Those who grew up in the area know how much it has changed over the years – with the schools getting better and more people wanting to come and live in …

A former Royal Mail worker and a 100-year-old woman have been paid tribute to in the latest funeral and death announcements. In total, 35 touching messages have flooded in for 33 Plymouth people who have recently died. Six other heartfelt messages have been posted into the funeral notices section of …

He bear-ly looks old! Royal Mail issue new set of stamps to mark children’s favourite Rupert Bear’s 100th birthday Stamps feature work of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated 270 Rupert tales Set features illustrations from Rupert’s Rainy Adventure, Rupert And The Mare’s Nest, Rupert And The Lost Cuckoo, Rupert’s Christmas …

Health and safety experts are working to establish how a man working at a Wath business suffered catastrophic injuries which claimed his life three days later. The 43-year-old is understood to have been working at T K Lynskey, a skip hire company in Common Lane, Wath, Rotherham, on Saturday, August …

Residents in a West Yorkshire town might have been surprised to see a mini red van driving around, during the weekend. Dozens of videos and photos have been circulating around social media of the red Royal Mail van which was spotted around Heckmondwike including the Morrisons, the McDonald’s drive-thru and …

Asian postman, 34, wins £30,000 race discrimination payout from Royal Mail after colleague sent him letter calling him a ‘p**i b*****d’ and a ‘terrorist’ that bosses failed to investigate Rizwan Shah, 34, was sent racist letter while working at Watford Delivery Office Mr Shah, who worked for Royal Mail since …

Lincolnshire Police have cordoned off an area of South End in Boston. There are numerous reports of officers outside the Royal Mail sorting office and Boston Grammar School. One man claims armed police and four police cars have been seen in the area, with one parked across the road. A …

Schoolchildren who sent a message in a bottle into the sea were thrilled when it washed up on a beach in Scotland – and they were tracked down and sent treats. Anne Smillie, 68, discovered three notes inside a glass jar while picking up litter along the beach in Barassie, …