Concerns over Royal Mail in Southend as post delayed by weeks

Concerns over Royal Mail in Southend as post delayed by weeks

Concerns over Royal Mail's "very poor and erratic" post services in Southend as letters delayed by weeks

'Brutal' staff shortages delaying the post — revealed in this week's The Orcadian

Postal workers are choosing between taking a break and completing their rounds, an ex-employee of Royal Mail has claimed. In this week’s edition of The Orcadian, online now and in shops this afternoon, a former delivery driver said understaffing is behind many of the problems being felt by customers, amid widespread reports of delays. Elsewhere, secret discussions and pay boosts at School Place have been revealed, amid the ongoing silence over t…