A CESSPIT at a Royal Mail sorting office is believed to be causing a right stink among locals as it has been leaking for the past 18 months. Sewage from a cesspit on the sorting office site has been spilling out onto nearby roads – not far from a doctor’s …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises after issues with deliveries in Warwickshire village
ROYAL Mail has apologised for a temporary breakdown in postal deliveries in Snitterfield. It came after residents in Hurdlers Lane in the village complained that they’d had no mail in nearly two weeks. Alec Huntley, who lives in Hurdlers Lane, became so frustrated that a delivery which should have arrived …
Read More »Postman Joe retires after 44 years of doing the rounds in south Warwickshire towns and villages
AFTER more than four decades serving communities in south Warwickshire, postman Joe Trevorrow made his last round on Saturday (29th July). For the first 19 of his 44 years with the Royal Mail, Joe, 68, had rounds in Leamington and Warwick, but for the last 25 years has been delivering …
Read More »HGV driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after lorry overturns in Stratford
A LORRY driver was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after an HGV crashed onto its side in Stratford yesterday (Monday). Warwickshire Police said officers were called at 7pm to the A46/Bishopton roundabout. The lorry was crashed onto its side. A Royal Mail lorry had overturned, blocking the entrance to Bishopton …
Read More »Stratford grandmother Ann Houston has to get her own post after Royal Mail don’t deliver for two-and-a-half weeks
A GRANDMOTHER has told how medicines, vital information about her pension and a parking fine all arrived late, after Royal Mail failed to deliver them on time. Ann Houston, who lives in Clopton Road, contacted the Herald to tell us she hadn’t had any post for two-and-a-half weeks. Eventually, the …
Read More »Wait for weeks or get it yourself – staff shortages impact post deliveries in Stratford
A CANCER patient missed five hospital appointments because Royal Mail has failed to deliver her letters on time. Stratford resident Laura told the Herald she’s often left waiting three weeks for her post to arrive. And she said it was “disgusting” that it’s delayed her treatment. Laura is one of …
Read More »Evri and DPD report increase in orders as final Royal Mail First Class posting date is now Friday, December 16
Big name retailers are bringing forward final Christmas ordering dates and private couriers say they’re doing all they can to deliver gifts as the earlier deadline for sending post with Royal Mail nears. Waterstones and The Entertainer are among those to have shifted festive shopping deadlines for purchases customers want …
Read More »Royal Mail says final Christmas posting date for Second Class mail is now today (12th December) as fears grow delays are increasing
Those wanting to send Christmas cards and packages by second class post should so so today, advise Royal Mail bosses amid fears that backlogs are building as workers launch into six days of strikes. The postal service has been forced to bring forward its final festive posting dates because of …
Read More »Royal Mail to axe around 6,000 jobs amid fresh strikes
Royal Mail will consult on up to 6,000 redundancies as the delivery giant blamed industrial action for mammoth financial losses. Bosses urged union chiefs to call off their latest strike action and come to the table over a deal but stressed the job cut plans cannot be avoided. Royal Mail …
Read More »A strike by firefighters could take place as the Fire Brigades Union says it will ballot just days ahead of nurses’ vote
Tens of thousands of firefighters and control room staff are to be balloted on whether they want to strike over pay – just days before nurses will also begin casting their own votes. A wave of industrial action currently sweeping the country has seen employees from numerous sectors insist their …
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