“I don’t want compensation. I want my gold back.” A man says a gold bar worth £10k he posted through Royal Mail has gone missing in the post. Rob Hobson bought a 100g (0.1kg) gold Britannia bar from his dad’s inheritance and had agreed a buyback offer from the Royal Mint after it was valued […]

4 months ago

According to postal workers, there’s a very straightforward reason. If you’ve ever been stumped by receiving an envelope, addressed to you, with a handwritten letter P on it, prepare to have your confusion put to rest. Many of us are ignorant to the swings and roundabouts a letter has to go through before it arrives […]

1 year ago

Warning! Royal Mail have issued a warning to those of you who haven’t got your Christmas shopping sorted. The big day is less than two weeks away now and although some of you may be prepared and have everything sorted, I know for a fact there will be some of you who haven’t even started […]

2 years ago

The Royal Mail has apologised for the disruption caused by the suspensions Eleven postmen have been suspended by Royal Mail after they were spotted drinking tea in the pub on their break. The postal workers, based at the Prenton Delivery Office in the Wirral, were suspended after they were found to be taking their breaks […]

2 years ago

Royal Mail described the initiative as ‘really great’ The Royal Mail has urged its staff to bring their parents, siblings and friends to work to help deal with strike action and “save Christmas” this winter. Members of the CWU union – which represents more than 115,000 postal workers – have taken industrial action amid calls […]

3 years ago

‘Part of my mother is floating around somewhere. It’s not nice’ A woman has said she is “heartbroken” Royal Mail managed to lose some of her mum’s ashes in the post. Christine Evans died in December 2021 at the age of 62 after catching Covid-19. Honouring her mother, Kayleigh purchased a silver memorial pendant to […]

3 years ago