Business Minister Michael Fallon (pictured) has pledged that every postal worker in Britain will be given around £1,500 of Royal Mail shares when it floats on the stock market. More: continued here
Post Office workers will hold their third one-day strike over privatisation, job cuts and pay tomorrow. Around 4,000 hard-pressed posties will walk out of work across Britain at 1pm in a bid to bring managers to the negotiating table. More: continued here
The Guardian Royal Mail privatisation: the coalition goes where Thatcher feared to treadThe GuardianName: Royal Mail. Age: 497. You're joking. I was surprised too. Its forerunner was set up by Henry VIII in 1516. The General Post Office (GPO) was established in 1660. Adhesive postage stamps stuck in 1840. The Penny Black. Indeed. It brings…
THERE is still time for people in Taunton to have their say on the proposed relocation of the town’s main post office. More: continued here
Davao, Philippines – FedEx has been recognized for its commitment to the community and dedication to the prevention of blindness at the 5th Global CSR Awards held in Davao, Philippines. FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), was presented with the Gold Award for Best Community Program on Friday, April 19, 2013,…
ITV News Andrew Mitchell puts 'plebgate' row bicycle on eBay for charityThe IndependentFormer chief whip Andrew Mitchell's bicycle, which was at the centre of the "plebgate" row, is now for sale on eBay. via the main gate in September last year. It was claimed at the time that Mr Mitchell swore at the officers and…
Berkeley's Week: Post Office Sale, Minimum Wage, Cyclist Attacked, Half-Acre …Patch.comThese were among the most-read stories by Berkeley viewers this past week: Postal Service to Move Ahead with Sale of Main Post Office. The U.S. Postal Service has decided to move forward with the sale of Berkeley's Main Post Office at 2000 Allston Way. More:…
Metro Beat £200 eBay bid to ride off with Andrew Mitchell's 'plebgate' bicycleMetroPotential buyers have just four days left to bid for former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's 'plebgate' bicycle on eBay. They will have to beat the £200 already offered for the seven-year-old bike he was riding when police officers refused to let him leave…
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail to be sold-off by next April in biggest privatisation for over two …Telegraph.co.ukAny sale to a rival like Holland's TNT or Germany's Deutsche Post could be controversial because of the status of Royal Mail as the UK's national postal service. Similarly a sale to a private equity firm is likely to be…
Millions of postage stamps are now sold and used annually in the United States. Most of my readers do, are have used them. Few know that the man who brought them into use once lived and is buried in Abingdon, Va. More: continued here