[ad_1] (Reuters) -Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will become the chairman of British parcel and postal firm Royal Mail, his investment firm EP Group said on Friday. Kretinsky’s EP Group closed its 3.57 billion pounds ($4.90 billion) acquisition of Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) earlier this month. The new owner of one of…
[ad_1] Residents in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks have endured the “worst ever year for delays” to their post being delivered, said the area’s MPs. They said residents could be left waiting for more than two weeks for important letters, or be flooded with “loads of letters at once”. The TN postcode area has seen…
[ad_1] Aggressive seagulls divebombing from roofs are forcing posties in a Cornish town to cancel their rounds over health and safety fears – causing deliveries to be delayed due to ‘safety issues.’ Locals in Liskeard have been warned of disruption to their post, as well as to other visitors and key prescription deliveries, as the…
[ad_1] Late letters in a Surrey postcode area are leading to increased fines and missed appointments according to one Surrey MP. Chris Coghlan, Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, has said he is shocked by the Royal Mail delivery statistics for the RH postcode. The MP said that 72.3% of first-class deliveries in RH…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is under pressure to explain its performance after failing to meet delivery targets in the SN postcode area, where nearly one in five first-class letters arrived late. New figures show that just 75.2% of first-class mail was delivered on time—well below the 93% target set by Royal Mail. The shortfall has prompted…
[ad_1] A South London man says he and his unwell mother have gone nearly two months without receiving critical NHS appointment letters due to ongoing postal delivery failures. He now feels Royal Mail should be reprimanded “because they should not be able to treat people this way”. Amit Marwaha, who has lived with his mother…
[ad_1] Residents in a Cornish town have been warned that their post may be delayed due to dive-bombing seagulls attacking postal workers. This is the second consecutive summer that the issue has arisen, with the protective parent birds causing havoc for Royal Mail staff. Seagulls are known for their territorial behaviour, particularly when it comes…
[ad_1] “If you’re going to spend a third of your life doing something, you should enjoy it, shouldn’t you” Malcolm Beedle, 65, has retired from delivering post to the same street in Bristol for some 45 years(Image: Paul Gillis/Reach Plc) A Bristol postman has retired after more than 45 years of delivering mail to residents…
[ad_1] Do YOU have a story? Please email tom.cotterill@mailonline.co.uk By TOM COTTERILL Published: 09:09 EDT, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 11:13 EDT, 23 June 2025 A shameless conman who filmed himself counting thousands of pounds in cash he scammed from elderly pensioners has been jailed. Rohith-Reddy Kananala, 28, posed as a fraud investigator to prey…
[ad_1] In Leek a blue plaque on the town’s Halifax branch proudly commemorates Sir Enoch Hill, who was born in the town and transformed the building society in the early 20th century. But a century after Sir Enoch headed up the banking giant, there is little else to indicate Leek ever had a Halifax. The…