Post Office confirms final dates to send Christmas cards and parcels Post Office has encouraged customers to send their cards and gifts as soon as possible The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Post Office releases final dates for sending Christmas cards and gifts Some 67% of Britons have received Christmas cards and presents in the post after December 25, a survey for the Post Office found. Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
Royal Mail sued by delivery drivers in ‘Uber-style’ gig economy legal case Parcelforce couriers have gone to court for the right to be classed as workers rather than self-employed owner drivers The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
HP says I should have known its £399 laptop bargain was too good to be true Then it grabbed it back mid-delivery and is blaming me The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
I couldn’t stop Parcelforce delivering my £2,000 wedding dress to a scammer After selling my dress on Facebook Marketplace I realised my mistake but the courier said it couldn’t intervene The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
Royal Mail agrees upon pay deal with postal workers’ union Agreement includes a 10% salary increase and a one-off lump sum of £500 for all CWU-grade employees The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023
Royal Mail pay offer accepted by Communication Workers Union A 10 per cent salary increase over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500 are among the conditions Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2023
Details of proposed pay deal for CWU workers unveiled by Royal Mail A 10% salary increase over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500 are among the conditions. The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
'I'd lose £1400 a year': Workers say they've got no choice but to strike THE new “winter of discontent” continues to rumble on, with the impact of strikes hitting hard in the run-up to Christmas. The National (Scotland) · Dec 18, 2022
Christmas parcels: what are the last posting dates and best ways to send? Post early to beat the deadlines – and, with Royal Mail strikes, this is not the year to wing it The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022
All the Royal Mail strikes to remember this autumn as industrial action hits Scotland There will be a total of 19 days of strike action across Royal Mail and Parcelforce in the lead up to Black Friday and Christmas, as union members fight over a pay dispute and working conditions. Edinburgh Live · Oct 14, 2022
All the strikes in Scotland in September from Royal Mail to trains Strike action across different industries is set to continue into September - here's everything you need to know about which services will be suspended and when Glasgow Live · Aug 31, 2022
Mysterious kitten found hidden in Parcelforce van's ENGINE after travelling 170 miles Vets are now on the hunt for the kitten's owners Manchester Evening News · Aug 2, 2022
Cat travels 170 miles from Liverpool to Bristol hiding in Parcelforce van The cat has cream and brown markings and is believed to be a ragdoll breed Wales Online · Jul 30, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Jul 30, 2022 Kitten's adorable reaction after 170-mile journey hiding in van engine The veterinary practice is now trying to find the ragdoll kitten's owner
Daily Record · Jul 30, 2022 Runaway cat travels 170 miles after hiding in Parcelforce van engine After he was discovered during a vehicle check, staff managed to encourage the kitten out and take him to a vet surgery, where he is being cared for.
Bristol Post · Jul 30, 2022 Cat from Liverpool travels 170 miles to Bristol hiding in Parcelforce van engine A vet practice launched an appeal to try and find the owner
Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2022 Woman who fled Ukraine shocked after being sent £100 tax bill on arrival in UK Teacher Carolyn Ross, 41, grew up in Swansea but had been working as an art teacher in Kyiv, and described getting the £100 tax bill as a 'kick in the teeth'
Birmingham Post · May 9, 2022 HS2 buys major Network Rail offices ahead of construction of new high speed train station Square One is a former Parcelforce depot that was bought by Bruntwood in 2002
Daily Record · Apr 5, 2022 Lanarkshire drug dealer warned he faces another prison stretch over Parcelforce racket Table tops stuffed with £100,000 worth of cannabis found in parcels linked to the convicted dealer.
Daily Record · Apr 5, 2022 Table tops stuffed with £100,000 worth of cannabis found in parcels linked to convicted Scots drug dealer Table tops being delivered by Parcelforce were found to be stuffed with the drug.