Royal Mail

Postal Rate Change set to hit SMEsbdailyAlmost 80% of SMEs in the financial services sector believe that Royal Mail's rate change announcement will have a negative effect on their business. As of today, the price of a first class stamp is set to rise from 46p to 60p, while second …

Price rises for first class and second class stamps have taken effect after weeks of stockpiling by customers. More: continued here

POLL: Customer spends £2000 on stamps in bid to beat Royal Mail's big price hikeDerby TelegraphPanic buying has been seen at post offices across Derby after Royal Mail announced that, from today, the cost of a first class stamp will rise from 46p to 60p. Second class stamps will go …

Overpriced – reporter Chole Chapman with the stamps she bought from Big News …EchoBig News, in London Road, Leigh, has now been given an official warning by Royal Mail. The Echo was tipped off about the stamps being sold at a higher price before today, when first-class stamps went up …

Leigh shop charging 55p for a 46p 1st class stampBasildon RecorderBig News, in London Road, Leigh, has now been given an official warning by Royal Mail. The Echo was tipped off about the stamps being sold at a higher price before today, when first-class stamps went up to 60p. Our …

Metric acquires high street development site in BerkhamstedProperty Magazine InternationalMetric Property Investments plc acquires the former Royal Mail building on Berkhamsted High Street for a total investment of £7.55 million (net of acquisition costs). Metric will use its existing resources to finance the purchase.M&S plan Simply Food store for BerkhamstedRetail …

Daily Mail Postman stash: Royal Mail man who stole from birthday cards and hoarded 16000 …Mail on SundayWhen investigators turned up at the 40-year-old's home, in Stanley, County Durham, in January, they found 62 bin bags full of undelivered mail in his car and shed. Postal service prosecutor, Orla Davey, …

A first class stamp is going up 14p – the biggest single jump in the 172 history of the organisation. Separately, the price of a second class stamp will also go up by 14p to 50p – a 39per cent rise. More: continued here

This is Money Royal Mail defends stamp price increaseThe GuardianRoyal Mail has defended stamp increases coming into force on Monday, pointing out that the new 50p second class rate will still be the lowest in Europe. The price is rising from 36p, while first class stamps will increase from 46p …

This is Money Royal Mail's stamp price rises come into forceBBC NewsRoyal Mail said that the price rise was necessary to keep the six-day universal postal service. But the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) said the price rise was another blow to low-income older people. The vast majority of pensioners still …