The Royal Mail is a dying giant. An independent analysis published this month found that competition in the postal market had failed to deliver significant benefits to consumers and small businesses.
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[ad_1] The Queen looked jubilant as she joined huge crowds to take in the annual Highland Games Gathering in the small Aberdeenshire village of Braemar today. She is patron of the historic event, which takes place a short distance from the royals’ summer residence Balmoral, and she is known to regularly visit. Receiving a gift…
Two special edition Royal Mail stamps celebrating places in North Staffordshire have been reissued. Stamps celebrating Biddulph Grange and the former Ceramica museum in Burlsem have been re-released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail's Special Stamp programme. The 1983 stamp, celebrating the gardens at Biddulph Grange and the 2003 stamp, which celebrated…
[ad_1] Who thought we’d have to worry about this at this time last year? (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The deadline for posting items is looming, which means it’s time to get all your Christmas cards out. With the pandemic still going on, it’s also time to start being extra considerate about things we touch – including…
[ad_1] Residents living in the Rivenwood development in Newtownards have flagged ‘persistent postal delivery failures’. By Lesley Walsh POSTAL delays continue to plague parts of the Ards and North Down borough with ‘persistent’ delays being experienced in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards, leading to missed hospital appointments and financial penalties for late bills. Strangford MLA…
Core77.com (blog) Should the Royal Mail Be Jumping on the 3D Printing Bandwagon?Core77.com (blog)News in the UK is that national postal service the Royal Mail (no longer in fact 'Her Majesty's' following a quite scandalous privatization earlier this year) are investing their new found (dirty) money in a scheme to bring 3D printers to local…
South London Press Today Lambeth posties take a stand and refuse to deliver BNP leafletsSouth London Press Today, UKThe South London Press has learnt the Royal Mail had to draft in agency staff to deliver the leaflets over the weekend in parts of Brixton and Stockwell. Under election law, the Royal Mail has a legal duty…