Royal Mail slammed over allegations it prioritise junk mail over Xmas post
Royal Mail was today slammed amid allegations that postal chiefs have sidelined Christmas post to prioritise – JUNK mail. An enormous backlog of more than 40,000 letters has gathered since sweeping changes were introduced to sorting offices last month. Thousands of people have been left without vital deliveries such as doctors appointments, business letters and…
Payne in the grass: Royal Mail suspends deliveries to man with untidy garden
Royal Mail has suspended deliveries to a man’s bungalow because the garden is so overgrown – it poses a health and safety risk. Kenneth Payne has not received any post for four months because bosses fear a postman could slip on the grass or be scratched by an overgrown bush. The retired banker, 66, has…
Dyslexic postie fined for dumping post because he couldn’t read addresses
A postman has escaped jail for dumping more than 400 letters in a field because he was DYSLEXIC and struggled to read addresses on envelopes. Disgraced Wayne Daniels, 25, was an agency worker with Royal Mail for two years before he took up the role as postman but never told anyone about his learning disability….
Black and white postcard with King George stamp is delivered 78 YEARS late
A black and white postcard with a one-penny King George V stamp was delivered by a perplexed postman – 78 YEARS LATE. The postcard featuring the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, London, was postmarked by the Royal Mail in Camberwell on August 20 1932. It was written by Miss Connie Cope, of Sandy, Beds.,…
Royal Mail forced to suspend deliveries because of seagull attacks
The Royal Mail has been forced to suspend deliveries in a seaside street because posties are being attacked – by seagulls Bosses say postal workers are being dive-bombed by up to 20 birds which are so aggressive they pose a health and safety risk. Several residents in Berry Drive, Paignton, Devon, have now been told…
