The Post Office Horizon IT scandal may well be “the worst miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history”. Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry which has been investigating the scandal, did not put it this way lightly. After four hard-fought years, senior executives reduced to tears, and countless …
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The commitments offered by the Czech tycoon seeking to buy Royal Mail’s parent firm do not go far enough, according to the union leader representing its 112,000 UK frontline workers. Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Dave Ward made his remarks following talks with representatives of Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group. …
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Tuesday, 16 April 2024 10:11 By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom People who have registered for postal votes will see their ballots for the forthcoming Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police & Crime Commissioner election arrive in their letterbox over the next few days. Most postal votes are returned via Royal Mail, …
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Sky News (c) Royal Mail strikes will continue to affect postal dates in October and November, with the firm saying delays are likely to be significant. A total of 21 days of strike action have been organised. Around 115,000 staff are walking out over pay and conditions in what the Communication …
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Strike action by Royal Mail workers has been cancelled today (Friday) following the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has confirmed all industrial action planned for 9 September has been called off. Members of the CWU were preparing to walk out on Thursday and …
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A charity football match comes to Cowes a week today (Sunday). The Kate Marshall Memorial Trophy will see a Cowes Ladies XI, formed of players and male and female supporters, take on a mixed Royal Mail XI at Westwood Park. Kate Marshall was the mother of Cowes Ladies’ founder Toby …
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Residents of Ryde and Binstead have reported no mail being delivered to their address for several weeks. Mrs Ayres, from Binstead, says she has to make trips to either Ryde or Newport to visit the sorting office. She added that other residents only receive letters if also having a parcel …
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MP Bob Seely In a bid to secure post office provision on the Isle of Wight, the Island’s MP has teamed up with charity Community Action IW. Together they are urging local town and parish councils to help support struggling, or previously unsuccessful, rural services and have also called for …
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Royal Mail Coronavirus vaccination letters are being ‘prioritised’ by Royal Mail on the Isle of Wight, says the Island’s MP. MP Bob Seely says he wrote to them after Islanders expressed concerns about delays in receiving their invitations for a COVID vaccine. According to Mr Seely, they are “working hard” to …
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With the Isle of Wight now under Tier 4 (stay at home) restrictions, Hovertravel has announced that from tomorrow (Friday 1st Jan 2021) it will be switching its weekend and bank holiday timetable to every two hours, instead of hourly from 0815 to 2030. Neil Chapman, managing director of Hovertravel, …
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