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# Monday, 12 September 2011

Some areas of the UK have been experiencing high winds and flooding caused by the tail end of Hurricane Katia. According to this article transport links and power companies in Scotland and northern are facing disruption. The hurricane has already caused today's stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race which would have place between Kendall and Blackpool to be cancelled. The M6 has been closed at the Thelwall viaduct in Cheshire due to high winds and drivers have been advised to use the M61 instead. Central and southern Scotland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria are on amber alert and advised to be prepared. it is not yet clear whether mail deliveries will be affected in the local area.

posted on Monday, 12 September 2011 13:42:19 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 09 September 2011

We have been experiencing some delays to US mail due to the aftermath of hurricane Irene. Mail is still being passed to our US printing partner as normal but delivery in some areas may take longer than usual.

posted on Friday, 09 September 2011 10:39:48 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 26 August 2011

Monday the 29th of August is a Bank Holiday in the UK. There are no Royal Mail deliveries or collections on this day. PC2Paper is also closed for the day. Any mail sent after close of business (5pm) on Friday the 26th of August will be queued and processed on the next available working day which is Tuesday the 30th of August. Customers should also expect any UK mail sent 1-2 days previously to this date to take an extra day or two to progress through the Royal Mail system.

posted on Friday, 26 August 2011 18:30:35 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Tuesday, 05 July 2011

Canadian postal workers have now returned to work following the recent postal strikes . Customers should be aware, however, that Canada Post are still working to clear the backlog caused the strike and as result delays are still to be expected to all Canadian bound mail. Canada Post have suspended their service guarantees during this time.

posted on Tuesday, 05 July 2011 15:30:01 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 16 June 2011

Mail services in Canada have been suspended due to an on-going industrial dispute which has already been causing delays to mail in some areas. Due to this dispute Canada post has now suspended all mail operations across the country. Mail sent since the 10th of June is likely to be affected by this and will be subject to delays. Any mail already in the system is being retained until clearance is given by Canada Post that it can be accepted for delivery. Mail bound for the UK from Canada will also not be dispatched at present. Customer should expect delays to all Canadian bound mail during this time.

posted on Thursday, 16 June 2011 15:33:36 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 10 June 2011

m515347_largeThe latest stamps released from Royal Mail will feature popular characters from the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine. The characters from the series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends were created by the Reverend W Awdry. Thomas will feature on the 1st class stamp, James on the 68p stamp, Percy on the 76p stamp and Daisy on the £1.00 stamps. The stamps will be available from the 14th of June.

posted on Friday, 10 June 2011 08:57:24 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 26 May 2011

Monday the 30th of May is a Bank Holiday in the UK meaning there are no Royal Mail deliveries or collections on this day. PC2Paper will also be closed on this day. All letters sent after our 4pm cut off time on Friday the 27th of May will be queued in our system and passed to Royal Mail as normal on the next available working day Tuesday the 31st of May.

posted on Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:50:34 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Friday, 06 May 2011

A series of tube strikes have been announced by the Rail Maritime and Transport union. They are planning six days of action over a two week period later this month and in June. Drivers will walk out for between 9 and 24 hours from Monday 16th May to Friday 20th May and again from Monday 13th June to Friday 17th June. The move follows a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action by RMT members in protest at the dismissal of two drivers Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas. If it goes ahead it is likely to cause widespread disruption which could affect millions of customers.

posted on Friday, 06 May 2011 16:47:46 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback