On Friday many people could see the value of their stake instantly rocket. While 96% of postal workers are against it, for the government – and City investors – it offers a huge windfall A half millennium of history will end on Friday when the government goes where even Margaret …
Read More »Royal Mail postcode 40th anniversary: Study reveals what your postcode says … – The Independent
The Independent Royal Mail postcode 40th anniversary: Study reveals what your postcode says …The IndependentTo mark the 40th anniversary of the allocation of the codes to every town in Britain, the Royal Mail has rifled through data from the census, the Office for National Statistics and local council information to …
Read More »UK government, bankers back in spotlight over Royal Mail sale
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) – British government ministers and bankers responsible for the sale of Royal Mail will face another round of questioning by parliamentarians next week over whether the state postal operator was sold off too cheaply. Last October, the government sold 60 percent of Royal Mail at …
Read More »Royal Mail’s city revamp nears finish – Glasgow Evening Times
Royal Mail's city revamp nears finishGlasgow Evening TimesThere may be some changes to delivery times, with some households receiving mail earlier or later in different cases, but Royal Mail bosses insist they will meet universally agreed guidelines on delivery times which mean they deliver to all addresses … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail to relocate Dorcan and Hawksworth delivery offices – Swindon Advertiser
Swindon Advertiser Royal Mail to relocate Dorcan and Hawksworth delivery officesSwindon AdvertiserROYAL Mail has announced that it is planning to relocate its Dorcan and Hawksworth delivery offices to a new premises. The plans will see the two centres merge into one at Unit 2, Wheatstone House, Wheatstone Road, Dorcan. These …
Read More »Royal Mail rival TNT blamed for postal chaos in north London – Evening Standard
Evening Standard Royal Mail rival TNT blamed for postal chaos in north LondonEvening StandardA senior postal source admitted privatised Royal Mail does not pass on re-direction notices to Dutch-owned TNT, which began its delivery operations in west London in April 2012 and has since expanded across the capital. One Mill …
Read More »Royal Mail vans slapped with tickets because parking permits were late in the post – Western Morning News
Western Morning News Royal Mail vans slapped with tickets because parking permits were late in the postWestern Morning NewsRoyal Mail were left red-faced after a whole fleet of its vans were given tickets – because the parking permits were late in the post. Ten vans were slapped with fines after …
Read More »Royal Mail, Foxtons and Merlin in FTSE shuffle
The index of Britain's most valuable listed companies undergoes a shakeup The Royal Mail, Foxtons estate agents and Merlin, the owner of Madame Tussauds, are likely to join the blue-chip FTSE 100 when the index of Britain's most valuable listed companies is reshuffled on Wednesday. Royal Mail's shares have soared …
Read More »MPs vie to put ministers in dock over Royal Mail plc share sale – SMEweb
MPs vie to put ministers in dock over Royal Mail plc share saleSMEwebTwo committees of influential MPs are in a race over which of them can first publish reports rebuking the Government and its advisers over the £3.3bn privatisation of Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG). The Government has been accused of …
Read More »New Royal Mail stamps chronicle Buckingham Palace’s history – Design Week
Mirror.co.uk New Royal Mail stamps chronicle Buckingham Palace's historyDesign WeekHoward Brown has designed a set of six stamps for the Royal Mail showing how Buckingham Palace has developed since the 17th century. The issue of six first-class stamps shows the evolution of the exterior of the palace. A separate miniature …
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