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BBC News
6 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Bridgnorth resident blames postal delays for worsening stress
Residents in Bridgnorth have said delays in receiving mail resulted in missed medical appointments and important documents not being delivered to Thomas told the BBC he had been waiting for a pension form from a company in Peterborough which had been sent on 3 July."I've got stress and anxiety and it's only been made worse, and there have been days where I've sat and cried about it," he said.A Royal Mail spokesperson said the local team in Bridgnorth had faced higher levels of sick absence, and that no mail had been delayed within the last three weeks. It added that teams had worked to ensure mail was delivered Thomas said the only thing he had received in the last three weeks were flyers, but no said the claim for was "financially really a strain on me at the moment". Jean Corfield said a letter informing her of an appointment with her GP to see a podiatrist was not delivered."Of course, I didn't go, and then I had a letter to say that they would cancel it and they'd take me off their list," she said."It takes you a long, long time to get in touch with our doctors, and it was two months before I got another appointment."She added that she also had not received Christmas cards."Where have they gone to?" she Connolly, Progressive Independent councillor for Bridgnorth West, said she had also experienced some delays with her post."We do rely on the post arriving on time, particularly our elderly and more vulnerable residents, especially if they don't use the internet - this is the main means of communication for them," she said."I feel there are some serious consequences of late post, with people missing health appointments, there could be bills, fines and benefits decisions."She added that postal workers in the area were "brilliant", but believed there needed to be more staff to deliver post."Their [Royal Mail] statement does not reflect Mr Thomas' experience currently." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Leader Live
4 days ago
- Leader Live
Is the Royal Mail website down? Users report login issues
Around 55% of customers said there was a problem with the website, while 37% and 7% respectively made reports about logging in and tracking. Most of these Downdetector reports were made in large cities like Manchester, Glasgow, London and Leeds. Royal Mail users have been quick to report problems with the website. One person said: "Business click and drop down." Another penned: "Site completely down (click & drop), RM are down more than Jack Grealish." A third wrote: "What a disgrace. They should be ashamed. 12 hours and still down. The app is as bad with almost daily outages." One user added: "Down, down, way on doooownnn." This comes after a number of outages on the Royal Mail and Post Office websites earlier this month. Downdetector is an online website that allows users of popular services, including X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Virgin Media and more, to report if they are having trouble with the services. The site only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day. Describing itself on its website, Downdetector is 'where people go when services don't work.' The website monitors disruptions to various key services, including the internet, web hosting platforms, banks, social media and more.
North Wales Chronicle
4 days ago
- North Wales Chronicle
Is the Royal Mail website down? Users report login issues
Around 55% of customers said there was a problem with the website, while 37% and 7% respectively made reports about logging in and tracking. Most of these Downdetector reports were made in large cities like Manchester, Glasgow, London and Leeds. Royal Mail users have been quick to report problems with the website. One person said: "Business click and drop down." Another penned: "Site completely down (click & drop), RM are down more than Jack Grealish." A third wrote: "What a disgrace. They should be ashamed. 12 hours and still down. The app is as bad with almost daily outages." One user added: "Down, down, way on doooownnn." This comes after a number of outages on the Royal Mail and Post Office websites earlier this month. Downdetector is an online website that allows users of popular services, including X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Virgin Media and more, to report if they are having trouble with the services. The site only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day. Describing itself on its website, Downdetector is 'where people go when services don't work.' The website monitors disruptions to various key services, including the internet, web hosting platforms, banks, social media and more.
Glasgow Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Is the Royal Mail website down? Users report login issues
Around 55% of customers said there was a problem with the website, while 37% and 7% respectively made reports about logging in and tracking. Most of these Downdetector reports were made in large cities like Manchester, Glasgow, London and Leeds. Royal Mail website 'completely down' as users report issues with logging in and tracking Royal Mail users have been quick to report problems with the website. One person said: "Business click and drop down." Another penned: "Site completely down (click & drop), RM are down more than Jack Grealish." A third wrote: "What a disgrace. They should be ashamed. 12 hours and still down. The app is as bad with almost daily outages." One user added: "Down, down, way on doooownnn." This comes after a number of outages on the Royal Mail and Post Office websites earlier this month.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Royal Mail service down for hundreds of users
Over 400 users have flagged the issue on on Downdector RETURN TO SENDER Royal Mail service down for hundreds of users A popular ROYAL Mail service is down leaving customers unable to send parcels. Over 400 users have flagged the issue on on Downdector, a system which monitors outages. 1 Customers have flagged the issue on Downdector Credit: AP The majority of customers appear to be facing issues with its Click and Drop service, which allows users to purchase and print postage labels online.
