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The Royal Mail has issued a service update as three UK regions face postal delays. The mail service and provider constantly keeps households updated on its website over potential disruption and delays to its delivery services. A Royal Mail statement read: “Last night the flight from Edinburgh to Stansted departed …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) held a CWU Live YouTube show last Thursday on Parcelforce, the parcel delivery arm of Royal Mail that employs around 6,500 workers across 54 depots in the UK. The CWU billed the event as “PARCELFORCE FENDING OFF THE GIG ECONOMY. READY TO FIGHT?!” promising a …

The company’s autonomous drones, which take off and land like an aeroplane, have a 10-metre wingspan and can carry up to 100 kilograms for 1,000km. They would be more likely to be used for bulk deliveries to delivery hubs, rather than dropping letters and parcels at doors. It has secured …

A Gloucestershire teenager obtained pills for an illegal abortion while six months pregnant, a court has heard. Sophie Harvey is accused of taking the drug to terminate her pregnancy after discovering she was 28 weeks and five days gestation, making it too late for a legal abortion in England. Prosecutors …

A quiet residential street descended into chaos after a Royal Mail delivery van reportedly crashed into a house in Pontefract after “overtaking another Royal Mail van”. West Yorkshire Police were called to Monkhill Drive on Monday, May, 13, shortly before 2pm, following reports of a collision involving a van and …

Chesterton Post Office has closed until further notice after its postmaster resigned. Customers were informed of the news in a letter on Friday (May 10). The branch, on High Street, has reportedly been shut since the beginning of the month. It was recently the target of a break-in at the …

Cavendish House is no more. Not so much a shop, more a Cheltenham institution, it provided for the needs and wants of local people from cradle to grave for two centuries. As much an essential of the spa town as its ornamental ironwork, regiments of scarlet geraniums in the Long …

The quaint village of Saltford, nestled between the bustling cities of Bristol and Bath, is more than just a passing point along the A4 Bath Road. Despite its location on a key route, it boasts a tight-knit community where “everyone knows each other and feels like they belong”. Once perceived …

Belfast has been named as one of the most expensive city break destinations in Europe, according to a new study. The annual Post Office City Costs Barometer compares common tourist costs in 37 European cities to reveal which destinations offer the best value for money for UK travellers. Its study …

Blackwater, a small town that sits on the borders of three counties, is often mistaken as part of Surrey. Despite being located in the north-eastern region of Hampshire, many consider it to be a part of Camberley. The town, separated only by The Meadows roundabout, boasts a train station, leisure …