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Royal Mail staff have voted overwhelming to strike at 1,000 delivery offices over plans to sack and redeploy delivery managers. Managers at the postal service decided to back walkouts by 86% in Great Britain and 89% in Northern Ireland which will affect 2,400 staff. Its union Unite blamed ‘boardroom greed’ at Royal Mail who want to … Read more
Royal Mail has admitted it is at a ‘crossroads’ and needs to urgently transform its operations if it is to survive and thrive in post-pandemic Britain. Parcel demand and profits have fallen at the group over the past year and boss Simon Thompson’s proclamation that ‘we have no time to waste’ has unnerved investors and … Read more
First GRASS! Royal Mail launch probe into video showing delirious looking Clapham post men staggering in street after ‘accidentally eating HASH BROWNIES’ they were unable to deliver to address Postmen stagger after they were said to have accidentally eaten hash brownies One man, known as Ian, can be heard telling colleagues that he consumed ‘four’ Royal … Read more
Businessman Daniel Kretinsky is in talks to buy a 27% stake in West Ham United – in a deal which would value the club at over £600m – with Czech billionaire already owning large stakes in Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky made his money through his Czech energy company Kretinsky owns Sparta Prague … Read more
Royal Mail is plotting to axe Saturday letter deliveries and signed-for parcels in bid to modernise and push through cost savings The Royal Mail’s new UK boss is looking at changes as part of a six-month review It comes as postal service is looking to modernise and making big cost savings Decision to scrap Saturday … Read more
A Royal Mail postwoman broke down in tears this afternoon amid a backlash over a TikTok video in which she bragged that she only waited two seconds for people to answer the door before leaving – and insisting: ‘It was a joke.’ Welsh postwoman Laura Orgill, 26, posted the original video showing herself shoving a … Read more
A Royal Mail poster girl has sparked backlash with a TikTok video bragging about only waiting two seconds for people to answer the door before leaving. Welsh postwoman Laura Orgill, 26, posted the video showing herself shoving a ‘we missed you’ leaflet through someone’s letterbox just seconds after knocking on her rounds in south Wales. The video – … Read more
Never miss a parcel! (but it’ll cost you): Royal Mail launches service for people to book a specific time slot for letters and packages to compete with rivals Amazon, DPD and Hermes The Royal Mail is planning a new tiered service offering timed deliveries The cheapest option will allow the Royal Mail to determine the … Read more
Ticket to write! Royal Mail releases 12 stamps to honour ex-Beatle’s Sir Paul McCartney’s career Stamp set features a selection of eight LPs defining Sir Paul McCartney’s career Photographs spanning three decades of Sir Paul in the recording studio Royal Mail collaborated closely with the singer/songwriter on the collection Sir Paul is the most successful … Read more
Pushing the envelope! Britain’s rudest postman is caught on doorbell camera during SECOND foul-mouthed rant in a week after finding homeowners away as he tries to deliver parcels Royal Mail postie was filmed last week calling house in Walsall a ‘f*****g s***hole’ Is heard complaining in new video about homeowners who are ‘never f*****g in’ … Read more