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Royal Mail has made some changes to its last suggested posting dates before Christmas to ensure gifts and cards are received on time. Urging customers to post their mail earlier this Christmas season as strikes by workers continue, Royal Mail has brought forward its suggested second-class posting dates from December …

Royal Mail strikers in Tiverton have been gifted £170 to help them during industrial action. Political party LIFT (Local Independents for Tiverton) donated the funds at a recent day of action outside the sorting office on Barrington Street on Thursday, November 24. Sarah Perris, a LIFT member, said: “We’ve launched …

Huge piles of undelivered letters and packages have been left at Royal Mail depots, sparking fears of Christmas chaos. Images show sacks of undelivered items stacked up high, inside three depots in North West England, South West London and Essex. The pictures were taken over the last few days as …

R oyal Mail has brought its final posting dates for Christmas forward by almost a week amid industrial action by its workers. It has brought forward the final suggested date for sending second class post to December 12 from December 19, and for first class to December 16 from December …

December is in full swing and that means only one thing, people are frantically getting ready for Christmas. As the big day gets closer and closer, people are preparing to post gives to family and friends in time for December 25. But with Royal Mail strikes looming there could be …

Ah, Christmas, a time for giving and receiving. Or perhaps not. The industrial action planned by Royal Mail workers over pay and working conditions does not just threaten to play havoc with Christmas card deliveries, it is also a big problem for the countless small enterprises whose trade depends so …

For more than 20 years, it has been home to one of Hull’s most popular pubs. But many centuries ago, the grand building that occupies the corner of Lowgate and Alfred Gelder Street in Hull city centre was far more important than it is today. It was called Suffolk Palace …

Currys has dropped Royal Mail as a delivery provider to avoid damage from one of the country’s most bitter industrial disputes in the crucial run up to Christmas. The FTSE 250 electricals retailer has taken the decision to stop using Royal Mail ahead of its most important trading period, according …

Members of the CWU took on the Burrator 5K to raise awareness and funds for mental health charity, Mind Postal workers from Plymouth have raised hundreds of pounds for a mental health charity amid ongoing strikes. Many of the posties from the West Park Delivery Office took on the challenge …

Royal Mail is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers. The company is bringing forward its latest recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned strike …