Royal Mail is considering discontinuing second class letter deliveries on Saturdays and reducing the service to alternate weekdays, according to new plans unveiled by regulator Ofcom. First class post will continue to be delivered from Monday to Saturday, while the price of a second class stamp will remain capped at …
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However, apart from this, Royal Mail has failed to meet its annual first- and second-class delivery targets for the rest of the year since 2019. The … Source link
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A Post Office offer that secures you £155 towards winter bills expires at the end of January. Post Office’s Winter Warmer offer runs out in two days. The offer is available for anyone who purchases either Post Office Life Insurance or Post Office Over 50s Life Cover, who will receive …
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Somerset MP Gideon Amos is taking his campaign for the return of a Post Office in Wellington to Parliament this week. More than 200 people have so far signed a petition he launched earlier this month. And now Mr Amos has secured a House of Commons debate on Post Offices …
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Post Office are set to cut 100 jobs to fund subpostmaster payouts after the Horizon scandal. Senior managers were told that they would be affected on Wednesday, after acting chief executive Neil Brocklehurst sent a note sent to all staff, seen by the PA news agency. He wrote: “The intention …
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State Pensioners aged over 66 can claim up to £8,368 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to assist with essential living costs. The DWP issued a fresh alert this week encouraging pensioners to apply for Pension Credit. This benefit, worth approximately £4,200 annually, can “unlock” additional support worth …
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A Liverpool drug gang used the Royal Mail postal service to send millions of pounds worth of street drugs and prescription medication across the country and abroad. The criminal gang used a storage unit in a Birkenhead business park to deliver up to £2.7million of MDMA, ecstasy, cocaine, magic mushrooms, …
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Bank branches are a crucial lifeline for many communities, especially in rural areas, and offer key services to the elderly in urban settings. Despite the introduction of shared banking hubs and Post Office bank services, it’s clear that by 2025, UK high streets will have far fewer bank branches due …
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Residents in several Manchester post-codes have spoken of their worry and frustration after going weeks without receiving any post. Hospital appointments, test results, Christmas cards and even letters of condolence are just some of the items that residents are waiting for, in wide-spread delays that Royal Mail say are down …
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Royal Mail has issued a warning to customers in the West Midlands they may face delays on Monday, January 27. Various factors affecting normal operations in different parts of the country, including Dudley. The postal service, which operates six days a week from Monday to Saturday, delivering letters and parcels …
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