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Liverpool Echo Royal Mail agrees to review parking at Crown Gate office in RuncornLiverpool EchoRoyal Mail is to review its parking facilities outside its Crown Gate delivery office in Runcorn. Last week the Weekly News reported that police were planning a crackdown on motorists parking on the double yellow lines …

UK Haulier News Royal Mail's Free Standard parcel Delivery Confirmation welcomedUK Haulier NewsThe tech-led delivery experts ParcelHero have hailed Royal Mail's forthcoming free Delivery Confirmation on all parcels as a boon to marketplace traders. The news that Royal mail will introduce free delivery confirmation on all parcels – including … …

Royal Mail share price: Privatised group misses first-class targetiNVEZZRoyal Mail Group (LON:RMG) has failed to meet its performance targets for first-class mail, the privatised postal services group has said. The report has prompted Ofcom, the communications watchdog, to launch an investigation into the blue-chip company. More: continued here

Rail conductors, Royal Mail managers and civil servants taking industrial actionBT.comNearly 5,000 Royal Mail managers are ramping up industrial action in a long-running pay dispute. Unite warned that postal deliveries will face disruption as 4,800 managers start an overtime ban from Wednesday, building on from a work to rule which …

Belfast Telegraph Rail conductors, Royal Mail managers and civil servants taking industrial actionBelfast TelegraphNearly 5,000 Royal Mail managers are ramping up industrial action in a long-running pay dispute. Unite warned that postal deliveries will face disruption as 4,800 managers start an overtime ban from Wednesday, building on from a work …

Daily Mail Royal Mail postman struggles to get vinyl record through the letterbox so he FOLDS it in halfDaily MailA Royal Mail postman was struggling to get a vinyl record to fit through a letterbox – so folded it in half. Sharon O'Dea's husband ordered the LP online to add …

Two Royal Mail workers jailed for £1 million cheque fraudAngryPolicyholders.com (press release)A joint investigation by the Royal Mail and the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), has resulted in two postal sorting office workers being jailed for a substantial cheque fraud. Moshin Abbas, 36, and Anjam Shah, 37, both …

Financial Times Royal Mail fails to deliver on first-class targetFinancial TimesOfcom, the communications watchdog, has launched an investigation into Royal Mail after the UK postal operator failed to meet its performance targets for first-class mail. On Friday, the FTSE 100 logistics group said it “narrowly” missed a requirement …and more » …

“Broader remits” for Royal Mail senior executivesPost and ParcelSue Whalley, Chief Operating Officer, will take on a broader remit which will include Royal Mail letters, including the MarketReach business. Meanwhile, Rico Back will take up a role responsible for parcels globally. He will continue as CEO of GLS, but … …

InternetRetailing.net Why shoppers return their online purchases: Royal Mail studyInternetRetailing.netWhat lies behind an online shopper's decision to return their purchases? New Royal Mail research suggests that on the whole, buyers send products back when they fail to live up to their expectations. Some 12% of 2,032 questioned in a YouGov …