Is it just me? Or are you totally over home delivery? asks MARION McGILVARY Marion McGilvary claims lockdown has sucked the joy out of online shopping She argues we’re at the mercy of the doorbell to avoid missed delivery British writer reveals she’s looking forward to Wednesday for purchasing in store By Marion Mcgilvary For … Read more
Royal Mail would save up to £225 million a year cutting letter deliveries from six to five days a week, and still meet the needs of most residential and smaller business customers, an Ofcom report has found. The study by the communications regulator indicated that delivering letters on Monday to Friday would reflect postal users’ ‘reasonable … Read more
Mark Drakeford says people in Wales shouldn’t hand deliver CHRISTMAS CARDS because ‘the more we risk meeting people the more the risks are’ of spreading coronavirus Wales First Minister said he intended to ‘deliver fewer cards by hand this year’ He suggested delivering Christmas cards in person risked spread of coronavirus He said ‘more we … Read more
Royal Mail boss hints that Saturday post could be scrapped because it is no longer ‘economic’ to deliver letters six days a week Royal Mail boss says delivering letters six days a week is no longer ‘economic’ Chairman Keith Williams says changes are needed to reflect customer habits During the first five months of this … Read more
Postman will pick up your parcels for 72p during regular delivery rounds under new mail scheme Royal Mail’s Parcel Collect service will see postmen pick up parcels from homes Households will be charged 72p per item on top of postage costs for the service Sellers and shoppers can send or return items by post without leaving … Read more
Hilarious footage shows a businessman driving around his hometown to the amusement of passersby – in a miniature replica of Postman Pat’s Royal Mail van. Prankster Alton Tyrell, 40, from Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, has delighted locals with his fun-loving antics after buying a coin-operated children’s ride and welding it to a mobility scooter. Footage of … Read more
First class FAIL! Parcels and letters are stuck in limbo as new London cycle lane stops Royal Mail van from reaching Post Office – as latest anti-car scheme leaves hundreds without post Balham Post Office in South London was unable to receive parcels today Royal Mail van unable to reach Post Office due to a … Read more
A Royal Mail delivery driver has been sacked for drink driving after he was called in to work on his week off because the office was ‘really busy’. Daniel Austin had already drunk a large amount of strong cider when he received the call from bosses asking him to work at short notice during the … Read more
He bear-ly looks old! Royal Mail issue new set of stamps to mark children’s favourite Rupert Bear’s 100th birthday Stamps feature work of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated 270 Rupert tales Set features illustrations from Rupert’s Rainy Adventure, Rupert And The Mare’s Nest, Rupert And The Lost Cuckoo, Rupert’s Christmas Tree Created in 1920 and … Read more
A Royal Mail delivery office has been forced to close after a coronavirus outbreak saw 1,000 workers sent home. The firm said yesterday it had been forced to shut the centre in Swindon, Wiltshire, due to ‘resourcing issues’. But it has now emerged that the plant has temporarily ceased operations after a staff member tested positive for … Read more