Royal Mail

The X Factor winner teams up with the Royal Mail choir for charity.         More: continued here

Stamp 'may cost £1 if Royal Mail sold'ScotsmanA CAMPAIGN group has warned that privatising Royal Mail could lead to higher stamp prices, fewer rural deliveries and “rocketing” costs to small firms. Save Our Royal Mail urged the government not to “rush headlong” into a sell-off, which it said could … …

Joe McElderry teams up with Royal Mail for charity single – listenDigital Spy UK"It was great recording the song with the Royal Mail Choir – they're a talented group of people, and together I think we've produced a brilliant and moving track." The choir added: "Joe's a brilliant singer and …

Royal Mail is part of the fabric of the nation – we don't want to see it …Left Foot ForwardIt is highly likely that the government will begin the privatisation of Royal Mail later this year. Royal Mail Along with a sell off comes the real threat of stamp prices …

Workplace Savings & Benefits Royal Mail share ownership scheme welcomedWorkplace Savings & BenefitsPlans to award Royal Mail employees around £2,000 worth of shares in the firm when it is part-privatised have been welcomed. As WSB previously reported, Business Secretary Vince Cable has already deemed that 10% of the share holding …

A 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. More: continued here

Campaign demands service guarantees ahead of Royal Mail privatisationPost and ParcelA new campaign to “Save Our Royal Mail” was launched today by a group led by former Labour spin doctor Mario Dunn, raising concern about postal privatisation in the UK. The campaign wants ministers to provide stronger guarantees that mail …

Royal Mail price/format changes: MetaPackTameBayMany retailers in the UK have been poring over the new Royal Mail postage rates trying to figure out which is the best tariff for which parcels and even Royal Mail themselves now openly encourage their customers to use their sister operation … More: continued here

Wigan Today Pilfering postie sent to prisonWigan TodayMr Gibson told Liverpool Crown Court that investigations by the Royal Mail began on March 1 last year because of a high number of opened postal packets were being discovered by postmen at the Wigan delivery office. In just under three months a …

Consumers could be faced with having to pay one pound to send a first class letter within three years if Royal Mail is privatised, it is said. More: continued here