Royal Mail

Deliveries suspended as posties in row over pavementsexpressandstar.comPost has not been delivered to a Staffordshire estate for four weeks in a stand-off with Royal Mail over the poor state of the pavements. Royal Mail bosses suspended deliveries to four roads in Penkridge after a postman tripped on an uneven footpath …

How to access VAT free Royal Mail online postageTameBayby Chris Dawson It's the 2nd April today and Royal Mail business tariff price increases have come into effect and don't forget that many services will also attract VAT. If you haven't already done so you'll probably want to adjust your postage …

Sale of Royal Mail linkers would bring Budget balanceFinancial NewsThe £9bn in question belongs to the Royal Mail Pension Plan, which the government is to nationalise in order to relieve Royal Mail of its huge pensions deficit. But Osborne has also confirmed plans to cancel these gilts when he could …

'We've been opening your communications for years,' admits Royal MailNewsBiscuit (satire)Following the announcement of plans to give GCHQ the power to monitor individuals' web use and open their emails, the Royal Mail has confirmed that it has been running a similar system for years. 'Opening people's emails is all well …

Claims being accepted from possible victims of unlawful metal sales in …Anderson Independent MailBy Charlie Bauder WNEG AM-630 Special to Independent Mail TOCCOA — A court-appointed administrator is accepting claims related to metal sold unlawfully at Carter's Royal Dispos-All and JV Whitlock Recycle. A fund was set up as part …

Whopping rise in stamp prices spells end for the humble letterBelfast TelegraphSo, this week we had a wonderful taste of early summer, or at the least real spring, and the Royal Mail announced a whopping 14p increase in the price of first and second-class stamps to 50p and 60p, warning …

St. Helena, 'Cursed Rock' of Napoleon's ExilePittsburgh Post GazetteBy ANTHONY MANCINI / The New York Times I STOOD on the aft deck of the 128-passenger Royal Mail Ship St. Helena in the gloom of a predawn morning last fall, my eyes riveted to an island that seemed to rise from …

Stamp rises could force firms to look for cheaper servicesThis is NottinghamTHE Royal Mail is one of the UK's truly great institutions, with a rich history and tradition that is recognised and admired around the world. It is an organisation that must be preserved and yet Ofcom's decision to allow …

Wiltshire firms stamp their feet over mail hikeWiltshire TimesThe reforms will see first class stamps rise in price from 46p to 60p and second class stamps increase from 36p to 50p because regulator Ofcom has lifted some of the Royal Mail's price controls. The 30 price rise in first class …

Scotsman What price do you put on posting out letters?This is NottinghamTHE number of items we send through the post has fallen by 25% since 2006, which has created a major problem for the Royal Mail. In the past year alone, its letters business made a loss of £120m, blamed …