Last Saturday campaigners from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) spoke with workers outside the Woodseats delivery office, Sheffield, distributing copies of the WSWS article, “Communication Workers Union’s Martin Walsh opposes call for rank-and-file fightback at Royal Mail.” The article was a reply to Communication Workers Union (CWU) Deputy General …
Read More »Life on the overlooked neglected Yorkshire estate surviving on community spirit alone
Residents say they will only believe regeneration promise when the work starts David Jones says he loves living in Gleadless Valley(Image: Andrew Dowdeswell / YorkshireLive) The residents of a rundown South Yorkshire suburb in need of significant development have said they will believe any promises of regeneration when they actually …
Read More »We spent the day at Yorkshire’s new 100-stall market propping up city centre
Red Brick Market opened in Sheffield in March 2024 You could spend hours in Red Brick Market and still not have a clue what else was in there. The independent makers’ market, which has over 100 stalls from independent, local sellers, is a treasure trove of trinkets, clothes, cards, prints, …
Read More »Royal Mail to introduce 3,500 parcel-friendly ‘postboxes of the future’
Alongside its home delivery and collection services, the company said there are now more than 23,500 parcel points across the UK, including lockers, Collect+ stores, Post Office branches, Royal Mail customer service points and existing parcel postboxes. Source link
Read More »‘Hope you fail’ letter backfires as charity turns negative into a positive
The owner of a charity shop who received a “hope you fail” letter from “neighbourhood watch” says the outpouring of support they have received for the local community has “turned a negative into a positive”. The angry handwritten letter , which arrived through the letterbox of Kreate on Hutcliffe Wood …
Read More »Charity shop stunned by ‘hope you fail’ letter from ‘neighbourhood watch’
A handwritten letter posted to a local charity in Sheffield threatening they would “soon close” has prompted a “shock” reaction online. The angry letter arrived through the letterbox of Kreate on Hutcliffe Wood Road in Beauchief by second class Royal Mail delivery, in an envelope addressed to “the owner”. It …
Read More »Attend UK Postal Workers Rank-and File meeting Sunday: “They want Royal Mail on a par with Evri and Amazon”
Hundreds of copies of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) statement “Oppose Royal Mail’s Assault on the USO! Defeat CWU’s Collusion!” have been distributed at Royal Mail delivery offices in Bradford, Keighley, Sheffield, Barnsley, Leicester, Glasgow and Manchester. The appeal to attend the PWRFC’s Zoom meeting this Sunday, April 28, …
Read More »All the Royal Mail jobs on offer in Yorkshire
Have you ever fancied a change in career? Royal Mail are offering lots of jobs across Yorkshire in many of their depots, including Huddersfield, Bradford, York, Wakefield and Sheffield. The jobs up for grabs are everything from Postperson, technician to manager roles. To make your job search a little easier …
Read More »Two posties bitten by ‘out of control’ dogs in Yorkshire as police urge owners to ‘take responsibility’
Two postal workers were attacked and bitten by dogs this week in South Yorkshire, with both suffering injuries. The first attack happened in West Melton where an “out of control dog” went after a postal worker as they delivered mail. The postie was bitten on the leg by the dog …
Read More »Sheffield postcode named UK’s dog attack hotspot by maimed and injured posties
Data released by Royal Mail has revealed the level of dog attacks on postal workers across the country. The S postcode which covers most of South Yorkshire including Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, came top of the list as the startling figures show there were over 1,600 attacks on posties last …
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