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NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year – including one in Plymouth. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of …

Do you have information to report about health and safety breaches at the new Super Hubs or other Royal Mail facilities? Please submit using the form below. Your identity will be protected. Royal Mail has flouted its basic statutory duties under Health and Safety laws at its parcels “Super Hub” …

A move to close all county council offices in Chesterfield and transfer 500 staff has been criticised as “idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful”. This week the Local Democracy Reporting Service exclusively detailed Derbyshire County Council ’s plans to close all 10 of its Chesterfield area offices, including one apiece in Clay …

Protestors were heard bellowing chants of ‘Not my King’ as King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort made their way up the Royal Mile. His Majesty is being presented the Honours of Scotland which is made up of the oldest crown jewels in the UK including the Crown of Scotland, …

NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of NatWest branches scheduled to close …

A Royal Mail employee bullied over exposing fraud has won over £2 million in the company’s largest-ever settlement. Media specialist Kam Jhuti was intimidated and harassed by her boss Mike Widmer after she raised concerns that a colleague had secured their bonus illegitimately. The company was accused of “destroying” Ms …

Royal Mail has issued an urgent warning to anyone with old stamps laying around their home to use them before they are worthless. The classic stamps are being replaced with ones with barcodes printed on them, which can track and trace post and can also link to video messages when …

Before a single vote has been counted on whether to accept the “Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement” between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), the union’s postal executive is working to enforce the company’s brutal revisions to jobs, terms and conditions. In a letter to members on …

The county council is set to close all 10 of its Chesterfield area offices and move more than 500 staff into one new building in a bid to save money. Derbyshire County Council has been reviewing the number of buildings it owns for years and that process sped up with …

Postal workers have urged the government to tackle the dog violence “epidemic” they say is a major safety risk. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), the union for postal workers, wants the government to “toughen up” and improve police enforcement as well as court penalties. The union went on to describe …