Royal Mail

Royal Mail has been awarded a two-year contract to collect and deliver important council documents for 14 London boroughs. More: continued here

Northampton Herald and Post Royal Mail make changes to the way letters and parcels are delivered in KetteringNorthampton Herald and PostRoyal Mail is making some changes to the way it delivers mail in Kettering over the next few weeks. Postmen and women will be using delivery methods such as vans …

Telegraph.co.uk MPs criticise inclusion of postal data in mail sell-offTelegraph.co.ukIt claimed the PAF's disposal to the private sector for what it described as “short-term gain” in last year's Royal Mail flotation was an “unacceptable and unnecessary consequence of privatisation” that could hold back economic innovation and growth. More: continued here

Sale of Royal Mail postcode data was a 'mistake'ComputerworldUK… be made open and accessible as a “national asset”. It branded the sale of the Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF) during the privatisation of the postal service in October as a “mistake”, and said that it should have been retained …

Ministers rapped over database saleAol MoneyIt said the PAF's disposal to the private sector for "short-term gain" in last year's Royal Mail flotation was an "unacceptable and unnecessary consequence of privatisation" which could hold back economic innovation and growth. Committee chairman … More: continued here

Ministers criticised for sale of postcode databaseBBC NewsThe inclusion of a valuable database of postcodes and addresses in the Royal Mail flotation has been criticised by an influential group of MPs. The Public Administration Committee said the Postcode Address File (PAF) was a national asset and should not … More: continued …

ROYAL Mail has seen off competition from two other postal companies to sign a two-year deal to deliver council documents for nearly half of London’s boroughs, the firm confirmed yesterday. The postal group, … More: continued here

MPs criticise inclusion of postcode database with Royal Mail plc flotationSMEwebThe inclusion of a valuable database of postcodes and addresses in the Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) flotation has been criticised by an influential group of MPs. The Public Administration Committee said the Postcode Address File (PAF) was a national asset … …

MPs: selling off UK's postcode database with Royal Mail was “a mistake”Post and ParcelThe MPs said evidence in its review cast doubt on the government's and Royal Mail's assurances that the PAF will continue to be made available to small businesses following the company's stock market flotation last October. The …

BBC News Royal Mail issues World War One stampsBBC NewsRoyal Mail is to publish a series of stamps to commemorate World War One over the next five years. The first stamps will be issued in July and include a portrait of 15-year-old solider Pte William Tickle, who was killed at …