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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 …

MPs Slam Sale Of Royal Mail Postcode DatabaseKey 103 ManchesterThe Government has been slammed for selling a valuable database of every British postcode and address in last year's flotation of the Royal Mail. Ministers were strongly criticised for including the register, which contains 1.8 million postcodes and … More: continued …

Royal Mail wins contractHerald ScotlandTerry Brewer, of the London Borough of Harrow, who chairs the London Postal Services Board, said: "The participating London boroughs are delighted with the results of the tender process, which has seen Royal Mail being awarded the contract. "We look …London boroughs seal money-saving mail dealLocal Government …

A poppy commemorative stamps that will be issued. Photo: Royal Mail/PA Wire A series of special stamps are to be published over the next five years by the Royal Mail to commemorate the First World War. More: continued here

The Public Administration Committee of MPs said the Postcode Address File should have been retained as a ‘national asset’ and been made freely available to all. More: continued here

Express.co.uk Royal Mail to issue set of First World War commemoration stampsExpress.co.ukThe Royal Mail had its own regiment, the Post Office Rifles, which was formed in the 1860s to protect its buildings from attack, with 1,800 killed and 4,500 injured during the war. About 75,000 postal workers fought in the …

A series of special stamps is to be published over the next five years by the Royal Mail to commemorate the First World War.         More: continued here

printweek.com Royal Mail launches Mailmark tracking systemprintweek.comThis is designed to give a higher level of reassurance that mail has been delivered, a more accurate indication of delivery date and to improve Royal Mail internal processes, reported head of business development Charles Nielson. “If you're a customer … More: continued here