Royal Mail SCRAPS pledge to deliver in time for Christmas: Special delivery service is suspended amid mounting chaos at sorting offices The delivery of letters and packages to Europe has also been temporarily halted Images posted online recently have shown mountains of sacks at sorting offices Situation has escalated after new mutant strain and strict … Read more
Christmas shoppers were sent into a panic over the weekend when ‘non-essential’ retailers including clothes shops and department stores were closed as part of tougher Tier 4 restrictions introduced for London and swathes of the South East. The sudden move to shutter stores less than a week before Christmas means some shoppers are scrambling to … Read more
If your Christmas presents have been rather slow to arrive, this enormous pile of parcels may explain the delay. Thousands of presents remain buried in mountains of post bags at sorting offices, it has been revealed. One image posted on Twitter displayed the huge pile of Royal Mail sacks in Bristol. A second showed that … Read more
It’s the last post for Royal Mail monopoly: Post Office bosses are in talks to handle Amazon and Hermes parcels for the first time The Post Office signed its first non-exclusive deal with the Royal Mail on Friday The move frees it from a centuries-old agreement and could lead to lucrative partnerships The Post Office … Read more
Now that’s air mail! Christmas gift touches down at remote lighthouse marking the Royal Mail’s first ever delivery by drone Royal Mail has made the UK’s first drone package delivery on a Scottish island Postal group said it was first step in its drone programme to serve rural locations The item sent on the Isle … Read more
Air Mail: How new letters boss will use DRONES to fly deliveries to remote areas of Britain in overhaul of 500-year-old service Royal Mail executive chairman Keith Williams wants to use unmanned vehicles Trials of the service in remote areas are expected to begin imminently Also examining putting barcodes on stamps making it easier to track … Read more
Royal Mail meltdown: Customers face Christmas delivery mayhem with long delays blamed on social distancing and ‘exceptionally high volumes’ of post Royal Mail acknowledged delays due to ‘exceptionally high volumes’ It also blamed social distancing rules in local mail centres and delivery offices Online orders are expected to be up by more than 50 per … Read more
‘That’s where all the sacks have gone!’ Selfridges is mocked by posties for selling jackets made from recycled Royal Mail bags – and they’ll set you back an eye-watering £445 The light red jackets feature a green collar, teamed with the postal service’s logo Part of a festive collaboration between the UK department store and … Read more
Royal Mail tells shoppers not to leave present-buying to the last minute amid fears of a ‘mad postal panic’ that could delay deliveries Royal Mail has warned present-givers to ‘Shop Early, Send Early for Christmas’ Unprecedented demand is predicted by experts who urge shoppers to post now The Royal Mail has seen a 34 per … Read more
Cost of first class stamps rises 9 pence to 85p Royal Mail announced price of a first-class stamp will go up by 9p to 85p But the price of second-class stamps will rise by only 1p to 66p from January The huge increase is being blamed on Covid-19 and a fall in the number of … Read more