Call for strike by postal workers

Post Office workers have been asked to support a 24-hour strike today, Thursday, and join a protest march in Madrid to protest against the possible loss of 15,000 jobs during the next five years.

Ticket system at the Post Office…

The Nerja Post Office now has a numbered ticket system for those queuing, the dispenser being located just inside the door to the right.

Morning gripe…

Morning gripe. I thought the idea was to reduce paperwork and the number of photocopies being made. Having received a renewal invoice in my PO box which clearly states ‘just bring this form’, I queued for half an hour at the post office to pay the required amount. They do say, incidentally, that you can pay the bill via bank, …

Out of the door…

It is looking very much like the Post Office is not going to return to all day opening, as previously happened at the end of the summer season, which means this sort of queue is likely to be an almost permanent sight.

Quirky time

Summer is here, the population is increasing so it’s time for some of those quirky decisions we’ve come to love. Well, tolerate. The Post Office, as from today, is now only open from 08:30 to 14:30 Monday to Friday and from 08:30 to 13:30 on Saturday.

Change to Post Office opening hours

One of those mysterious summer cunning plans is now in operation as the Post Office changes its opening hours to 08:30 to 14:30 Monday to Friday and 09:30 until 13:00 on Saturdays. The population trebles, so the opening hours are halved. The building is fully air conditioned, so it can’t be the heat. The new hours are in effect until …