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The postal regulator has been urged to introduce an immediate cap on competition to the Royal Mail. More: continued here

Cap on Royal Mail competition urgedBreakingNews.ieBilly Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: “Ofcom must urgently put a cap on unregulated competition to Royal Mail if it wants to secure the future of the universal postal service. At the moment it seems to favour its duty to promote competition in the …and …

Milton Keynes MKWeb JOBS: Royal Mail to offer 504 jobs this Christmas in Milton KeynesMilton Keynes MKWebRoyal Mail is opening a temporary parcel sort centre in Milton Keynes and is looking for a total of 504 seasonal staff. The sort centres are being set up for the fourth consecutive year. …

Royal Mail refuse to carry Britain First election leaflet for the Rochester …Kent OnlineThe Royal Mail has refused to carry a Britain First election leaflet that it considers to be illegal. The leaflet has been produced as part of the far-right group's campaign for the Rochester and Strood by-election. On …

Royal Mail to “transform parcel tracking” with £130m investmentPost and ParcelAs well as boosting tracking capabilities, the new investment is expected to help improve the flexibility of Royal Mail's parcel deliveries as it competes against companies providing increasingly sophisticated forms of delivery alternatives for the e … More: continued here

Supply Chain Digital Royal Mail invests GDP 130m in devices for postmenSupply Chain DigitalThe five-year investment is part of Royal Mail's IT transformation programme, a key objective of which is to support the delivery of our parcels strategy. This includes enabling the 500 year old postage company to be more …

The Royal Mail will not distribute "illegal" Britain First election leaflet. More: continued here

Milton Keynes MKWeb 470 Royal Mail jobs as parcel centre opens for Christmas rushexpressandstar.comGeoff Braden, Royal Mail's operation director, said: “Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail and our customers. "Royal Mail is again investing in 10 temporary parcel sort centres to increase our scale and improve …

Union demands cap on Royal Mail's competition in UK postal marketPost and ParcelThe union said a cap would promote a “healthy, sustainable” level of competition in the postal sector while preventing rivals “cherry-picking” Royal Mail's most profitable routes. The CWU, which represents more than 115,000 postal workers in the … …

Royal Mail to open ten temporary parcel centresLogistics ManagerRoyal Mail has set out plans to open ten temporary parcel sorting centres to cater for the expected Christmas rush. It also plans to invest £130m in hand held technology over the next five years to improve its delivery service. This will …