Fourth Source What do the Royal Mail Pricing Changes Mean for Ecommerce?Fourth SourceWith many online retailers receiving an unwanted surprise from Royal Mail when they made their first shipments following the bank holiday weekend, little less than uproar has followed. The annual price rise, which alone would probably have been …
Read More »Royal Mail first class stamps to hit £1? – Aol Money
Royal Mail first class stamps to hit £1?Aol MoneyVince Cable has been preparing the way for a Royal Mail sale for some time, claiming falling volumes of post, high pension liabilities and capital investment pressure all point, logically, to a sell-off. Fattening the goose the price of stamps soared … …
Read More »Across the Pond, UK’s Royal Mail Faces Similar Woes as USPS – brandchannel.com
Across the Pond, UK's Royal Mail Faces Similar Woes as USPSbrandchannel.comRoyal Mail's origins pre-date the American Revolution. Royal Mail has been part of the fabric of British life, as visible and respected as, well, the Queen of England. The Royal Mail has always had an ironclad guarantee of reliability, value …
Read More »Privatising Royal Mail ‘could see cost of stamps rise to £1’ | This is Somerset – This is Somerset
This is Somerset Privatising Royal Mail'could see cost of stamps rise to £1' | This is SomersetThis is SomersetA new campaign group launched to protect postal services has warned that privatising the Royal Mail could lead to higher stamp prices, fewer deliveries in the countryside and “rocketing” costs to small …
Read More »Faulty bike postman wins Royal Mail payout – BBC News
BBC News Faulty bike postman wins Royal Mail payoutBBC NewsThe Royal Mail has paid out nearly £10,000 in compensation to a postman who fell from a faulty bike. The accident is understood to have happened in 2011 and involved a worker based in Colchester. The postman suffered a shoulder injury …
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail privatisation – Daily Post North Wales
Warning over Royal Mail privatisationDaily Post North WalesSMALL businesses could be hit with “rocketing” costs if the Royal Mail is privatised, warn a campaign group. Save Our Royal Mail, set up by groups representing the countryside, the elderly, small firms and the blind, urged the Government not to “rush … …
Read More »postal names mix up investigated by Royal Mail – South Wales Argus
postal names mix up investigated by Royal MailSouth Wales ArgusA HOMEOWNER who lives in a road without numbers has criticised the Royal Mail after being apparently plagued by a post mix-up for nearly two years. Ted Netherman, 72, accused postal workers of bungling residents' deliveries in Beach Road, Newport, … …
Read More »Compensation Britain: Council office worker gets £23,000 for bruised bottom after slipping and postman gets £10,000 …
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council had to pay the unnamed worker who 'slipped on an office floor' causing 'bruising to the rear'. More: continued here
Read More »Campaign over Royal Mail starts – Herald Scotland
Campaign over Royal Mail startsHerald ScotlandA campaign has been launched against privatisation of Royal Mail, which supporters fear could end the obligation to charge the same for postal services throughout the UK and bring in a £1 stamp. A campaign has been launched against privatisation of … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail releases charity single with Joe McElderry to raise funds for … – UK Fundraising
UK Fundraising Royal Mail releases charity single with Joe McElderry to raise funds for …UK FundraisingRoyal Mail has joined forces with X Factor winner Joe McElderry to release a single in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. The Royal Mail Choir and the singer have recorded a new version of Abide …
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