Royal Mail

Following customer feedback and a public consultation, Royal Mail has decided to enable customers to post a greater range of items through its small parcels format. The change means that over 80% of parcels delivered by Royal Mail will qualify as small parcels and it’ll now include the typical “shoe …

Staff at a Royal Mail sorting office have voted to take industrial action tomorrow. More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Real-life Postman Pat and Jess: Royal Mail postie befriends black and white catMirror.co.ukPostman Pat has come to life, with one black and white moggy befriending a Royal Mail postie called Pat. Patrick McIntyre was delivering a parcel when he was – forcefully – befriended by a very affectionate cat. …

ITV News Royal Mail unveils Christmas stamps designed by schoolgirlsITV NewsPrince Charles presents Molly Robson (left), aged seven, and Rosie Hargreaves, aged 10, with framed copies of their designs. Photo: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire. The Royal Mail's Christmas stamps will feature traditional festive scenes this year – designed by …Schoolgirls win …

Royal Mail national strike cancelled after agreement reached on pay and pensionsExpress.co.ukHe said: "What we want is a groundbreaking, long-term, legally binding agreement that not only protects postal workers' job security, pay and pensions but will also determine the strategy, principles and values of how Royal Mail will operate as …

ChronicleLive Royal Mail staff call off planned strike over payChronicleLiveThe CWU, which represents postal workers, sent ballot papers to over 115,000 Royal Mail staff in September and said that on a 63 percent turnout, 78 percent had voted to strike for 24 hours. Crown Post Office staff also agreed to …

The Guardian Royal Mail workers call off one-day strike after talks progressThe GuardianA strike planned by Royal Mail workers in the aftermath of the company's recent privatisation has been called off after unions and management said talks were progressing. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had given notice of a one-day …

3AW (blog) Fire destroys part of Royal Mail in DunkeldSydney Morning HeraldFire has destroyed part of the award-winning Royal Mail Hotel complex in Victoria's west. A Country Fire Authority spokeswoman said a large convention centre at the hotel's property in Dunkeld, near Hamilton, was completely gutted by fire about 2.20am …

The fairness of the Royal Mail (Other OTC: ROYMF – news) IPO is open to debate. Either way, the listing was a success and, in fact, may have been too much of a success (if that's possible) because the share price of Royal Mail has increased rapidly since the IPO. …

Strike called off by Royal Mail union officials after progress is made in talks over pay and pensions More: continued here