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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
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, South Croydon
Tagged Alistair Cochrane, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR5, CR8, Croydon, Croydon South, Factory Lane, Holmesdale Road, Peter Kyle MP, Royal Fail, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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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
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, South Croydon, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR5, CR8, Croydon, Croydon South, Factory Lane, Holmesdale Road, Peter Kyle MP, Royal Fail, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Only 70% of first-class post gets delivered on time in Croydon
Royal Mail is breaking the law with 3-in-10 of first-class items in Croydon failing to reach their destination on time, as local councillor launches a campaign calling for urgent improvement If you are wondering where the usual Christmas card from … Continue reading
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
Posted in Business, Factory Lane, Royal Mail
Tagged Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR7, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Factory Lane, New Addington, Purley, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Royal Mail recruiting 170 in Croydon to deliver for Christmas
Royal Mail is seeking more than 170 temporary workers to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping at its sorting office on Beddington Farm Road. Inside Croydon has led a campaign for better postal services … Continue reading
Chancerygate set to build huge deliveries base at Factory Lane
Plans have been submitted to build a massive 95,000 sqft of Grade A urban logistics space on a four-acre site on a former gas works site on Factory Lane. The developers claim the scheme could create more than 250 jobs. … Continue reading
Summer of Strikes should get us out of the middle of the road
Around the country today, 115,000 Royal Mail workers joined 40,000 BT staff taking industrial action, as the Summer of Strikes continued. KEN TOWL visited the posties’ picket line outside the sorting office on Factory Lane “We know what happens to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl
Tagged ASLEF, Communication Workers Union, CWU, Factory Lane, Ken Towl, RMT, Royal Mail, Simon Thompson
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Factory Lane council dump remains closed a week after storm
A week since the council’s main dump and recycling centre was suddenly closed because of “storm damage”, Factory Lane remains shut to the public while repairs continue. Croydon Council’s press office refused to comment or provide any explanation for the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Factory Lane, Factory Lane recycling centre
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Council dump at Factory Lane closed ‘due to storm damage’
The council dump at Factory Lane was closed this morning, until further notice, due to safety concerns following storm damage. In an announcement on social media, Croydon Council said, “Factory Lane Household Refuse and Recycling Centre will remain closed for … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Croydon Council, Factory Lane, Factory Lane recycling centre, Storm Eunice, Veolia
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