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The clickety-clack of a locked Lime bike in use has become an established part of the soundscape of most London boroughs, alongside the usual cacophony of sirens, shouting and the screeching of tires. The noise indicates that a bike is technically being joy-ridden without payment – often by cheeky school …

Nuneaton’s new Royal Mail delivery office should be ready to open by the start of next year. It is being built on a two-acre brownfield site which was formerly part of the Stanley Brick Works in Bermuda. Once complete, at the start of 2024, it will see the town’s main …

Part one of this article was published August 11 The Socialist Workers Party are expert at providing tame “left-wing” criticisms of the labour and trade union bureaucracy, while serving to politically block any independent movement of the working class. The SWP’s long-established theory of the trade unions is one that …

A dad who had to fly to Hungary to collect a passport following a “postal delay” has been left fuming after he was offered eight stamps in compensation. Attila Cseke, from St Andrews, cancelled his daughter Liah’s passport when it hadn’t arrived ten days after his son Mate’s – despite …

Trouble brewing at Royal Mail as six postal workers are sacked in a row over tea breaks Staff dismissed after enjoying cups of tea and coffee at two pubs while on break By Dan Woodland Published: 19:32 EDT, 12 August 2023 | Updated: 19:35 EDT, 12 August 2023 Six Royal …

Six postal workers have been fired from their jobs in a row over tea breaks, a union said. They were among 11 workers suspended from Prenton Delivery Office in Wirral, Merseyside, in July for drinking tea and coffee at pubs while on their breaks. Three were later reinstated, one was …

Six postal workers have been fired from their jobs at a delivery office on the Wirral according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). This follows the controversial suspension of 11 postal workers at the Prenton Delivery Office over a dispute reportedly involving postal workers having cups of tea and coffee …

Eleven postal workers in the North West were reportedly suspended by Royal Mail for having a cup of tea at a pub on their break. The move caused major disruption to postal services, with some locals reportedly receiving their mail more than a week late. One claims they had missed …

Many people in Gloucester have experienced issues receiving postal deliveries for months, with long delays and missed parcels plaguing some parts of the city. Earlier this week Gloucestershire County Councillor Andrew Gravels called for a meeting with Royal Mail bosses over the recent “diabolical” postal service. With the chief executive …

The following article is the first of a two-part series. One month has passed since the Communication Workers Union (CWU) led by Dave Ward and Andy Furey succeeded in pushing through their pro-company “Business Recovery, Growth and Transformation Agreement” in a ballot whose results were announced July 11. The impact …