In Birmingham alone, 39 postal delivery workers were bitten in 12 months – a 15 per cent rise More: continued here
Read More »Call for better dog control after rise in attacks on postmen
Some 3,300 Royal Mail staff have been attacked by dogs in the last year. Photo: Good Morning Britain/ITV The Royal Mail has launched a campaign to protect their postmen's safety after it emerged nine of their employees are attacked by a dog every day. More: continued here
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Express.co.uk Royal Mail delivers a welcome refundExpress.co.ukThen he heard from Royal Mail, Mail Boxes Etc's courier, confirming the perfume had been destroyed and why – because of new rules introduced in January last year and updated the following July. “So it wasn't as if it was a new rule. The …
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Read More »Lib Dems must apologise over Royal Mail sell-off – SNP (press release)
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Read More »Parcelforce becomes first to deliver on Sundays
Parcelforce will today become the first national parcels carrier in Britain to deliver on Sundays. The express parcels business of Royal Mail said the new service will particularly benefit online shoppers. The first retailer to sign up is Fortnum and Mason. More: continued here
Read More »Parcelforce Starts Seven-Day Delivery Service
Parcelforce, the express parcels business of Royal Mail, will today become the first national parcels carrier in Britain to deliver on Sundays. Among the first retailers to sign up is the department store Fortnum and Mason. Iain Anderson, director of communications agency Cicero Group, said the move was about Royal …
Read More »Reinvest to make your shares pay extra dividends
Shareholders in Royal Mail will soonreceive their first dividend. But should investors take the cash or reinvest in the shares? Douglas Rae gets extra from his dividends. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail U-turn on parcel collection points is a “triumph for common sense … – Gloucester Citizen
Gloucester Citizen Royal Mail U-turn on parcel collection points is a "triumph for common sense …Gloucester CitizenLeighton Burman, delivery sector manager for the Royal Mail, said: “We acknowledge the strength of feeling locally about the preferred location for collection of undelivered mail and is currently scoping the viability of returning …
Read More »Shropshire could be hit hard by growing postal competition
Rural areas such as Shropshire and Mid Wales could be hit hard by growing competition in the postal service, according to Royal Mail. More: continued here
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