Royal Mail

A request for a bronze postbox to honour Olympic medallist Jenny Jones is turned down by the Royal Mail. More: continued here

Royal Mail cuts 1300 jobsTimes of MaltaJust five months after its privatisation, Britain's Royal Mail postal service has announced plans to cut a net 1,300 jobs to reduce costs, prompting a threat of industrial action from a trade union. Sold off last October in Britain's biggest …and more » More: continued …

Reports that Royal Mail sold off at huge lossSNP (press release)There are fresh reports in The Times today that taxpayers may be over £1 billion worse off as a result of the UK government's decision to sell-off Royal Mail well below City banks' estimates. It is possible that as early …

The NAO will give its verdict on the £1.32billion stock market flotation of the 500 year old institution tomorrow. More: continued here

Royal Mail plc price hike means SMEs could be spending 50% more on delivery …SMEwebSmall businesses dependent on parcel delivery to UK customers could be spending on average 50 per cent more than necessary on delivery charges in the wake of Royal Mail plc's (LON:RMG) price increases taking effect today …

CITY A.M. (blog) Royal Mail veteran Allan Leighton announced as chair of Peppa Pig ownerCITY A.M. (blog)Allan Leighton, chief executive of jewellery company Pandora and former chairman of Royal Mail, has been appointed chairman of Entertainment One, the owner and licence holder of popular children's TV programme Peppa Pig. Leighton …

Manufacturer.com Leyland Trucks produces 5000th truck for Royal Mail – The 5000th DAF truck to …Manufacturer.comThe 5,000th DAF truck to be both built and bodied in-house at Leyland Trucks was handed over to Royal Mail at an event on Friday at the company's award-winning assembly plant in Lancashire. The DAF …

BUSINESS secretary Vince Cable was right to dismiss calls by some investment banks to value Royal Mail at billions of pounds more than the firm’s eventual float price, the spending watchdog is expected … More: continued here

Royal Mail stamp prices risingexpressandstar.comThe now-privatised Royal Mail said it had ''thought carefully'' about the impact on customers and its business before announcing the decision last month, pointing out that the last rise was two years ago. Royal Mail's said its prices remained amongst …Don't forget: Royal Mail prices change …

Pre-tax profits at newly privatised postal operator jump to £233m for the last six months, from £94m, hours before BIS committee questions government ministers over its float Graeme Wearden More: continued here