Royal Mail

Castledawson pupil is runner-up in letter competitionMid Ulster MailA PUPIL of Castledawson Primary School is Northern Ireland's runner up in Royal Mail's Young Letter Writer competition. Royal Mail's annual competition now in its 36th year, aims to recognise the nation's best young letter writers and encourage … More: continued here

Canada is dropping its penny – will the US follow suit?USA TODAYFinance Minister Jim Flaherty was talking about the Canadian penny and why the Royal Canadian Mint will end its production this fall as part of his austerity budget. "The penny is a currency without any currency in Canada, and …

Globe and Mail The penny drops _ Canada to kill its one-cent coin, calling it a costly nuisanceWashington PostFinance Minister Jim Flaherty was talking about the Canadian penny and why the Royal Canadian Mint will end its production this fall as part of his austerity budget. “The penny is a …

Scotsman Paul Kelly: Price rises were neededScotsmanRoyal Mail has seen post volumes plummet as we turn to e-mail. Picture: Getty ROYAL Mail is a key part of Scotland's economic and social infrastructure. Our 11100 postmen and women perform a vital and trusted role in every community from Stornoway to …Four …

Give us our post office backThis is LeicestershireCampaigners have collected 1200 names on a petition to try to persuade Royal Mail to reopen their neighbourhood post office. Residents and businesses in Stoneygate, Leicester, want the Francis Street branch restored. It was closed in 2008 as part of a … More: …

Price of stamps set to rocket under new rulesBexhill ObserverROYAL Mail is to be given the freedom to set its own prices for first-class stamps and other mail, the regulator announced this week. Ofcom said that, subject to the safeguards it was putting in place, Royal Mail will make decisions …

Keep Royal Mail delivery office in HeckmondwikeSpenborough GuardianI WAS concerned to read in the Spenborough Guardian that the Heckmondwike Royal Mail Delivery Office could close. If this is the case I hope there will be some public consultation. Not only would we be losing another important local facility, … More: …

The Guardian This cynical Royal Mail and Post Office divorce will bring only miseryThe GuardianTomorrow, without any political discussion and through the administrative fiat of a business plan, the Post Office and Royal Mail will be severed from each other. It is a transformation of an important and meaningful public …

BBC News Guernsey Post stamp prices increaseBBC NewsA local stamp will rise by 3p to 39p and for mail sent to the UK it will increase by 6p to 53p. Boley Smillie, chief executive, said the move had been forced on them by the challenges facing the business. Issues such …

Legal Week Freshfields and Slaughters advise as Royal Mail gets set for privatisationLegal WeekFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May are playing key advisory roles in the ambitious restructuring of Royal Mail as the UK Government prepares to take on the company's multibillion-pound pension deficit ahead of a potential float.DB …