Royal Mail

Post box insignia may pass unnoticed by most of us, but the King has followed a little-known tradition and given the stamp of approval to a new-look design. Royal Mail’s red boxes have been marked with the cypher of the reigning monarch since their introduction in the 19th century. But …

Royal Mail Group has confirmed that the Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan will launch as the UK’s first collective defined contribution plan on October 7, 2024. The new CDC passed the Regulator’s assessment process in 2023 and every employee with at least a year’s service will be eligible to join.  …

A rare breed of goat will be granted a special title when King Charles III visits Guernsey next week for the first time since his accession to the throne. The Golden Guernsey Goat breed will be renamed the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat on 16 July. It is the first time …

Royal Mail has made a new set of DnD stamps available to pre-order, celebrating 50 years since the creation of well-known roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. All 14 stamps in the set have been illustrated by British artist Wayne Reynolds, with 11 images being specially commissioned for this set. Reynolds …

West Atlantic (United Kingdom) (NPT, Nottingham East Midlands) will retire two B737-300(F)s and three B737-400(SF)s after the carrier’s largest British customer, Royal Mail, announced plans to cut its postal flight network significantly. The carrier hinted at adding A321s as it moves forward. The airline’s spokesperson told The Loadstar that it …

It is also re-designing its operations and network to focus on parcels, improving energy efficiency and using low-carbon transport modes. Royal Mail has deployed biofuels for its heavy goods vehicles in the form of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil that cuts emissions by up to 90%. Biofuels helped the company cut back …

The first red post box with the cypher of King Charles III has been revealed by the Royal Mail. Julie Spence, the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, unveiled the post box on High Street, Great Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, with the assistance of children from the Vine Inter-Church Primary School. The pupils posted the …

When you think about it, hasn’t every letter you receive been on its own epic quest, all the way from its sender to your door? What do you mean “No”? If you’re going to be like that, you can come up with your own seamless introduction to a story about …

6 hours ago By Danny Fullbrook & PA Media, BBC News, Cambridgeshire BBC Julie Spence, the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, unveiled the post box on High Street, Great Cambourne The first red post box with the cypher of King Charles III has been revealed by the Royal Mail. Julie Spence, the Lord-Lieutenant of …

The historic round pillar box, considered a British classic, is on the High Street in Great Cambourne, south Cambridgeshire. Youngsters from Vine Inter-Church Primary School in Upper Cambourne helped unveil the addition to the village on Friday and posted the first letters into the freestanding stainless steel structure – handwritten …