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Why has Royal Mail only delivered letters twice in three months?
UK NewsBusiness•November 9, 2026 at 7:00 AMNational

Why has Royal Mail only delivered letters twice in three months?

By Anna Tims•The Guardian - UK News

I am waiting for the overdue results of a cancer test, and the postal service seems to be prioritising parcels over lettersIn the three months since I moved to my village, I’ve had just two deliveries of letters.One of them was only because I caught a passing postman on a parcel round who arranged one just for me. The bundle contained a bank card, two notifications of an overdue bill I was unaware of, a weeks-old letter from my new water company asking me to set up payments, and a letter about a routine cancer test. There has been nothing since. Continue reading...

I am waiting for the overdue results of a cancer test, and the postal service seems to be prioritising parcels over letters

In the three months since I moved to my village, I’ve had just two deliveries of letters.

One of them was only because I caught a passing postman on a parcel round who arranged one just for me. The bundle contained a bank card, two notifications of an overdue bill I was unaware of, a weeks-old letter from my new water company asking me to set up payments, and a letter about a routine cancer test. There has been nothing since.

Continue reading...