Royal Mail

International Distributions Services PLC on Tuesday outlined a modernisation programme for the Royal Mail, via reform of the postal firm’s universal service obligations. The proposal is based on three key principles: that reforms are good ‘for customers and growth’; for ‘financial sustainability’; and ‘for our people’. If successful, the Royal …

Tuesday 30 April 2024 8:55 am The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had been a major obstacle to Royal Mail’s efforts to reduce its loss-making daily deliveries.  Royal Mail has continued its push to ditch second class Saturday deliveries, piling pressure on Ofcom after unions suggested they were open to the …

Charge dropped until at least July while app to highlight fakes is developed Customers will be able to scan stamp barcodes to check if they are genuine  Experts warn this will not help elderly customers who rely on service to pay bills By Adele Cooke Published: 20:09 EDT, 29 April …

READING Borough Council is reminding voters that they will need photo ID to take part in this week’s elections. Residents are going to the polls on Thursday, May 2, for the borough and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. A seat in each of the 16 council wards in Reading is …

Receiving post six days per week could soon be history if unions accept proposals to cut most Saturday deliveries. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) appears to have conceded a six-day post delivery service is financially unviable following rumours that the postal service could be taken over. There are reports that …

Royal Mail has axed fines on letters delivered with ‘counterfeit’ stamps following outrage from recipients. People around the country have been receiving £5 fines for letters sent to them with so-called fake stamps.  The issue is believed to have begun two years ago when Royal Mail introduced new stamps with …

The Royal Mail is pausing the £5 penalty it was charging to anyone receiving a letter with a fake stamp. After a surge in fakes in circulation … Source link

Royal Mail is to temporarily waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps as it introduces measures to tackle the problem. The company announced it is developing a new counterfeit stamp scanner in the Royal Mail app to allow customers to scan stamp barcodes …

A CHARITY that looks after former members of the armed forces and emergency services and their families is opening a permanent branch in Jersey. Rock2Recovery Jersey (R2RJ) will bring together serving and former members of the armed forces and “blue light” 999 services suffering from anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress …

Matt Easton of Easton Antique Arms has written to his local MP Jeremy Hunt and contacted antiques trade associations to rally support. His efforts follow a recent announcement by Royal Mail, and its courier and logistics arm Parcelforce, that it will no longer deliver swords and daggers from May 7. …