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New jobs at Royal Mail after concerns raised over delayed deliveries
New jobs are being created by Royal Mail in Shrewsbury after concerns were raised by the town’s MP about long delays in delivery times.
3 May 2026
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MP meets with Royal Mail over service failures in South Shropshire
Stuart Anderson MP has held a meeting with Royal Mail executives in Ludlow to voice his concerns over the reliability of postal services across South Shropshire.
25 Mar 2026
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MP demands action as Royal Mail bosses summoned to Parliament over delivery failures
MP Mark Pritchard has welcomed a decision by the Business and Trade Select Committee to haul Royal Mail executives before Parliament, following what has been described as a "systemic failure" in letter deliveries across the country.
26 Feb 2026
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Shrewsbury residents warned of postal delays
Royal Mail has issued a warning to residents across Shrewsbury and its surrounding villages, as the local delivery office struggles with a mounting backlog caused by extreme weather and a spike in staff sickness.
17 Feb 2026
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Fury in Shropshire village as Royal Mail ignores pleas for return of Post Box
Anger is mounting in the small Shropshire village of Bentlawnt as residents remain without a post box, months after its sudden removal, with Royal Mail failing to respond to repeated pleas for its return.
17 Dec 2025
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Shrewsbury postman delivers top honour as 'Postie of the Year'
A Shrewsbury postman has been crowned 'Postie of the Year' at the inaugural Heart of Royal Mail Awards.
23 Jul 2025
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Shrewsbury Royal Mail staff give final gift to local charities
Staff at Shrewsbury Mail Centre have donated £51,000 to local charities in a ceremony at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital’s Haymar Centre.
28 Jan 2014
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Mail Privatisation “a step too far” says Telford MP
Telford MP David Wright has said that full privatisation of the Royal Mail is a “step too far” and that the reason the Government is trying to sell off the service is because of a failing economic plan.
16 May 2013
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Shrewsbury's Royal Mail sorting office to close
Royal Mail today announced it is to relocate its processing operations from Shrewsbury to centres at Chester, Cardiff and Wolverhampton.
8 Nov 2012
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Post box celebrating Micky Bushell to remain gold
Royal Mail announced today that the post box painted to celebrate the gold medal winning Paralympian Micky Bushell will remain gold on a permanent basis.
2 Nov 2012
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Shropshire and Telford Trades Council concerned over Shrewsbury sorting office closure proposals
Shropshire and Telford Trades Council say there is increasing concern about the deterioration of service for Shropshire residents if the closure of the Royal Mail sorting depot in Shrewsbury goes ahead.
12 Oct 2012
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Royal Mail announce plans to relocate mail processing operations away from Shrewsbury
Royal Mail today announced plans to relocate the bulk of its processing operations from Shrewsbury to centres at Chester, Cardiff and Wolverhampton.
6 Sept 2012
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Mickey Bushell's win celebrated with ParalympicsGB Gold Medal stamp and Postbox
Royal Mail is to paint a post box gold and produce a stamp to honour Mickey Bushell’s gold medal triumph in the Athletics: Track Men’s 100m – T53 final.
5 Sept 2012
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Future of Shrewsbury’s Royal Mail sorting office under review
Shrewsbury’s Royal Mail sorting office is under threat of closure as the future of the mail centre goes “under review” by Royal Mail bosses.
23 Feb 2012
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Shropshire’s Ironbridge to feature on Royal Mail stamp
Shropshire’s Ironbridge is to feature as part of a Special Stamps programme – the UK A-Z issue - celebrating the UK’s most famous landmarks.
11 Oct 2011
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Post offices in Shropshire could close without Royal Mail business
Shadow Postal Affairs Minister Nia Griffith and Billy Hayes, General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union, have today visited Wellington warning that the government’s refusal to secure Royal Mail business for the Post Office could spell the end of local post offices.
21 Apr 2011
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Fresh Snow causes further problems in Shropshire
Further snow fell in Shropshire overnight, causing problems on Shropshire’s roads.
18 Dec 2010
