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When Gary Walters became the UK’s youngest postmaster at 18 he said at the time he knew it was a role that would become a vocation. True to his word, he is now one of the longest-serving postmasters in Britain and will celebrate his 40th anniversary at the helm of …

Anyone buying stamps from April 2 will be faced with huge changes. First-class stamp prices will rise by an inflation-busting 8% for standard size letters from Tuesday, April 2. But other stamps will also rise. This is the third time the price of standard letter size first class stamps have …

A delivery driver has slammed “uncaring” Royal Mail after his elderly mother was left without her Christmas gifts. Teessider Mark Hesse, now of Merseyside, was due to make a 300-mile round-trip to visit his Thornaby mother Pam – who is 92 and battling inoperable cancer – for the festive season …

Post Office hero Alan Bates has been snubbed in a ‘surprise’ honours list. The list – which includes awards for MPs and a major Tory donor – was issued ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend. But Mr Bates – who battled against Post Office bosses for more than 20 …

Easter weekend could bring disruption to postal deliveries and collections. As this weekend marks the Easter weekend, many people will be enjoying four days off from work. However, it’s worth noting that there may be some changes to the posting schedules. When it comes to post offices, some branches across …

Royal Mail is set to introduce a big change that will make sending and receiving parcels easier for customers in 1,500 areas across the UK. Starting next month, Royal Mail will offer parcel lockers for the first time. At first, these lockers will be used for dropping off returns and …

The disturbance comes as Royal Mail is facing mounting pressure to reform its service. In a review update published on Wednesday, Ofcom said Royal Mail could be allowed to cut its letter deliveries to five days a week, or even three, under a series of options to overhaul the postal …

With Easter now upon us, millions across the UK will get to enjoy a bumper four-day bank holiday weekend. However, as Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays shop and supermarket opening hours and services such as post and mail will be different to normal. So if you are …

UK households have been warned after dozens were hit with mystery Post Office fines. Dozens have complained about being charged for supposedly “counterfeit” stamps from the Royal Mail, which is hiking stamp prices from April in another Cost of Living blow. The trend involves a surge in ‘counterfeit’ stamps and …

Royal Mail has chosen Coventry to launch its new 24/7 service. It will pave the way for customers to be able to use parcel lockers for the first time. The company has said that the first lockers will launch in the city next month with more following across the country. …