Tag Archives: Royal Mail

An opportunist thief opened the back door of a Royal Mail van while the post man was collecting letters from a post box. Tegan Harker, 20, stole the large parcel on West Lane in central Middlesbrough. When the post man got back into his van on October 27, a warning …

10 people were arrested and charged as part of a long-running investigation into the gang Jigar Gheewala, Rajul Patel and Bhavik Kotecha were key players in the criminal operation(Image: Leicestershire Police) A criminal gang laundered more than £53 million through Post Office branches across Leicester using a sophisticated operation involving …

The announcement comes after Royal Mail received a £21 million fine by Ofcom in November, after the company failed to meet its 2024/2025 targets. Only 77 per cent of first class and 92.5 per cent of second class mail was delivered on time, significantly below its targets of 93 per …

A wave of frustrated customers is taking to social media to query the whereabouts of their letters and parcels 10:30, 22 Dec 2025Updated 16:14, 22 Dec 2025 Royal Mail today issued a new list of impacted postcodes in the south west and UK where deliveries are ‘not guaranteed’(Image: Getty) Royal …

Royal Mail says that mail volumes have doubled over the Christmas period, leaving some postcodes facing massive delivery delays. In an attempt to ease the delivery backlog, some reports claim that Royal Mail is implementing a “short-term contingency measure” to deliver packages that would otherwise take up too much space. …

Annoyed customers blasted ‘shambles’ as letters taking ’13 days’ to arrive 09:56, 22 Dec 2025Updated 16:11, 22 Dec 2025 Royal Mail today issued a new list of impacted postcodes where deliveries are ‘not guaranteed’(Image: Getty) The Royal Mail today issued a new list of postcodes which are being impacted by …

With Christmas the busiest time of year for the postal service, customers have strict deadlines to meet if they want to make sure their parcels end up under the tree on time.  But even with the clear instructions, senders can’t always guarantee their packages will arrive on time.  And now …

Posties work outdoors in all weather Some posties will wear their shorts all year round(Image: tupungato via Getty Images) Londoners may be bundled up in their winter gear at this time of year, but often there is one puzzling exception: our postal workers. For the majority of us, shorts have …

The phenomenon in Chorley dates back 20 years A postman in shorts delivers mail in the snow(Image: PA) Come rain or snow there doesn’t seem to be any weather which deters posties from wearing shorts. There are practical reasons why postmen and woman might prefer wearing shorts. In the summer …

Delivery offices around the country have been hit by sickness and other issues meaning letters and parcels might not arrive in time Royal Mail deliveries have been hit by delays around the UK including the South West at Christmas(Image: Getty Images) Royal Mail has issued a new update today as …