Royal Mail

Royal Mail Sale Probe Said to Call for Changes to IPO ProcessBloombergA U.K. government-commissioned inquiry into the sale of Royal Mail (RMG) Group Plc will call for changes to the way initial public offerings are managed in London, according to a person familiar with its findings. The report urges debate …

The government made £180m less from the sale of Royal Mail than it could have, and the process of privatising state assets should be reformed, says new report. More: continued here

Peterborough Telegraph Getting ready for Christmas – Royal Mail advicePeterborough TelegraphPosting early for Christmas will enable people to enjoy their Christmas cards for longer and helps Royal Mail spread the workload at its busiest time. Royal Mail's postcode finder can help you locate address details for long lost cousins. Using …

Financial Times Royal Mail sell-off lost taxpayers £180mFinancial TimesThe Royal Mail sell-off could have netted another £180m for the taxpayer but was not vastly mispriced, says an official report. There had been fears that taxpayers could have lost up to £1bn on the sale. The report from Lord Myners exonerated …

THE Royal Mail is advising people posting letters and cards not to use red envelopes this Christmas. More: continued here

Don't use red envelopes for Christmas cards – Royal MailThe Wiltshire Gazette and HeraldTHE Royal Mail is advising those posting letters and cards not to use red envelopes this Christmas. The fluorescent orange codes printed on each envelope for scanning machines to register the address cannot be picked up if …

Former City minister Lord Myners was asked to probe the process after accusations that the public missed out on £1billion during the controversial sale. More: continued here

Scotsman Royal Mail faces busiest day in Christmas run-upScotsmanIn Scotland, Royal Mail staff have been working 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the run-up to Christmas to sort the festive postbag. At the Glasgow Mail Centre around 2.6 million items of mail were being sorted today, including …

Aberdeen Press and Journal A glittery problem on Royal Mail's busiest dayBBC NewsBy the end of today, Royal Mail's mail centre at St Rollox in the east end of Glasgow will have processed 2.6 million items. That's pretty standard for this time of year. But as well as the usual …

Workers at the Royal Mail sorting office in Chelmsford endured – and enjoyed – their busiest day of the year today (December 17). The 900-strong staff at the facility in Winsford Way have been sorting through parcels, cards, and letters to Santa to make sure everyone's cards are delivered in time for this year's big …