Tag Archives: CR0

Read in full MP’s email of complaint to Royal Mail boss

With some addresses in the borough getting only one postal delivery every fortnight, Croydon South Conservative MP has written to Alistair Cochrane, Royal Mail’s interim CEO: ‘This…cannot reasonably be characterised as a short-term disruption’. Here’s MP Chris Philp’s letter – … Continue reading

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Royal Fail: MP Philp calls on business secretary to intervene

Last year, only 7-in-10 first-class post items arrived the next day in Croydon. Now, iC readers from Coulsdon to South Norwood say that their postal service has got even worse Royal Mail’s third-class service in delivering the post to Croydon … Continue reading

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Royal Mail fails to deliver in Croydon and issues public apology

EXCLUSIVE: Former employees have claimed that the Factory Lane delivery depot has been seriously under-staffed, as employee illness affects services once again Businesses and residents in one Croydon post code have not been getting a third-class postal service in 2025 … Continue reading

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Royal Mail’s non-deliveries continue to hit Croydon residents

Inside Croydon readers in the CR0 postcode and beyond have continued to report poor-to-non-existent service from Royal Mail over their post deliveries. Although in one, isolated instance, there’s also been a suggestion of a return to a “normal”, daily delivery. … Continue reading

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3rd class Royal Mail: readers say ‘service not fit for purpose’

The dire situation with postal deliveries in Croydon could be far worse than even the most mail-deprived residents might have feared. Inside Croydon readers from across the borough, and even in other areas covered by one of the CR post … Continue reading

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Croydon has 20% more speeding drivers than next worst area

Has anyone seen Suella Braverman behind the wheel of her car going down the Purley Way or over the Flyover recently? Only if the Home Secretary was clocked speeding in Croydon, she would be far from alone, as official figures … Continue reading

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