International Business Times UK Top 12 Business Stories of 2013: Royal Mail's Controversial Privatisation SagaInternational Business Times UKMany had tried and failed, but 2013 saw historic communications firm Royal Mail privatised, at long last. Just getting to the point of a sale will be seen by some as evidence of …
Read More »Royal Mail workers find love at the sorting office – Lancashire Evening Post
Lancashire Evening Post Royal Mail workers find love at the sorting officeLancashire Evening PostIt was love at first sight when Max and Julie Knowles met at the Royal Mail centre in Fulwood, Preston, more than a decade ago. And this Christmas will be the eleventh festive period that they will …
Read More »Royal Mail counts dog attack costs
The number of dog attacks on postal workers in Wales drops in three years but staff absences due to related injuries cost nearly £50,000, new figures show. More: continued here
Read More »Dog attacks on postal workers in Wales cost £48025 in three years – BBC News
Wiltshire Times Dog attacks on postal workers in Wales cost £48025 in three yearsBBC NewsIn 2010/11 there were 201 attacks, dropping to 143 in 2012/3 with 75 in the first seven months of 2013/14. Staff have taken 565 days off in that time to recover from injuries including bites and …
Read More »‘Deliveries as normal’ say Royal Mail – The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald 'Deliveries as normal' say Royal MailThe Wiltshire Gazette and HeraldThe Royal Mail has insisited last-minute Christmas post will be delivered on time today, as Wiltshire recovers from extensive flooding. Many roads across the county have bene blocked by fallen trees and burst rivers and streams, …
Read More »Royal Mail Shares Enter FTSE 100 – International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK Royal Mail Shares Enter FTSE 100International Business Times UKRoyal Mail shares have entered the FTSE 100 after months of the stock's price soaring higher and higher. The communications firm, privatised by the UK government in October in a controversial flotation onto the London Stock Exchange, was …
Read More »Royal Mail warning the public about fraudulent e-mail scam – Grimsby Telegraph
Royal Mail warning the public about fraudulent e-mail scamGrimsby TelegraphThe subject header is "Mail – Lost/Missing Package" and reads: "Royal Mail have detained your package for some reason (for example, lack of a proper invoice, bill of sale, or other documentation, a possible trademark violation or if the package … …
Read More »Royal Mail’s FTSE 100 debut sparks profit-taking by shares investors – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail's FTSE 100 debut sparks profit-taking by shares investorsThe GuardianRoyal Mail has been a spectacular stock market performer since its flotation in October, but its debut in the FTSE 100 yesterday was an excuse for investors to cash in some of their gains. Its shares closed down …
Read More »‘Deliveries as normal’ say Royal Mail – Wiltshire Times
Wiltshire Times 'Deliveries as normal' say Royal MailWiltshire TimesThe Royal Mail has insisited last-minute Christmas post will be delivered on time today, as Wiltshire recovers from extensive flooding. Many roads across the county have bene blocked by fallen trees and burst rivers and streams, but postal staff will …Mayor of …
Read More »Royal Mail joins the FTSE-100 – Herald Scotland
Royal Mail joins the FTSE-100Herald ScotlandThe other newcomer is Ashtead, with chemicals group Croda International and miner Vedanta Resources relegated from the shares premier league. The reshuffle was based on the closing prices of companies on December 13. Royal Mail's life as a top-flight … More: continued here
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