Jobs move as postal depot shuts

Coventry's postal sorting office is to shut and about 500 jobs relocated, it has been announced.

The Post Office had said it needed to shut the Bishop Street office and move operations to Northampton because the Coventry site was no longer suitable.

Managers said workers at the Coventry depot will be offered the chance to relocate to other Royal Mail sites.

Mick Kavanagh, from the Communication Workers Union, has said workers may strike if the move goes ahead.

Royal Mail managers confirmed the closure at a meeting with union officials on Monday after consultations took place.