If you think you are busy this week preparing for Chirstmas, spare a thought for your postman or woman.
Leave cancelled, three hundred extra deliveries a day and all the last minute parcels to bring to your door this week.
The boom in internet shopping means across Southern Scotland, Cumbria and the North East the Royal Mail is delivering tens of thousands of additional packages every day.
You can see the full report from Julia Barthram below.
The boom in internet shopping has led to more parcels than ever for Royal Mail. 300 extra parcel deliveries are being made every day.
Read the full storyRoyal Mail have confirmed that a postal scam is taking place across the country that could cost people hundreds of pounds.
The Trading Standards Office are warning people about the following scam:
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number).
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize .
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £315 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655.
People living in the hamlet of Barforth in County Durham have to travel 7 miles to their nearest post office to collect their letters
Read the full storyJonny Blair explains why residents in Barforth, in County Durham, are being forced to make a 14 mile journey to collect their mail.
Residents of Barforth,between Darlington and Barnard Castle, are having to drive 14 miles to collect their post, after Royal Mail suspended its deliveries there. It's concerned the main bridge into the village could collapse.
Local people have to drive to their nearest post office - a 14 mile round trip - to collect their letters.
