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The Guardian The stamp of historyThe GuardianThe news that Royal Mail wants to raise the cost of stamps dramatically from April has unleashed a predictable storm of protest. Evidence to the Commons business, innovation and skills committee has focused on the cultural impact of turning … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk UK regulator defends intent to remove Royal Mail price controlsPost and ParcelMembers of the UK Parliament grilled regulator Ofcom today over its plans to allow Royal Mail to make “outrageous” increases in its postage rates to prop up universal service. Ofcom took over regulatory control of the postal market …

Regulator backs stamp price riseAol MoneyRoyal Mail has been losing hundreds of millions of pounds on its mail operations and its finances remained "very serious", he said. Stamp prices across Europe tended to be higher than in the UK, Mr McIntosh said. Royal Mail, which will be questioned by … …

First class post at 3pm plan for Brighton and HoveThe ArgusThe Royal Mail has announced cost-cutting moves in Brighton and Hove to push back some deliveries to as late as 3pm. Mailbags will be replaced with trolleys to “take the weight off our posties' shoulders”, according to a spokeswoman. More: …

Bag full of mail discovered in Westcliff streetSouthend StandardIt was a big bag, full of mail – some as recent as January 20. The guy said he had called Royal Mail to report it and they told him to post it back into the nearest post box. “I did not …

Royal Mail's plans to raise the price of a second class stamp have come under fire, with a consumer watchdog claiming those on low incomes will be hit hard.Royal Mail plans to raise the price of a second … More: continued here

Forget Fifi or Fido! When it came to naming their brand new cocker spaniel puppy, royal newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton went a much more sophisticated route. More: continued here

Peterborough Today North Westgate development at risk of further delaysPeterborough TodayThe Station Gateway scheme, which has been recommended for approval by council officers, would create 635 jobs on the site of the former Royal Mail sorting office in Bourges Boulevard with a 4300sq m foodstore and 850sq m of other …

The SNP have questioned the UK Government’s commitment to supporting small business after warning over the impact of proposals to give Royal Mail powers to charge an unlimited price for first class stamps while the cost of second-class postage could rise by more than 50 per cent. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Stamp price hike will have 'disastrous' effect on elderly and vulnerableTelegraph.co.ukBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Royal Mail wants to increase the cost of second class stamps from 36p to 55p from April while under the plans there would be no limit on the price of a first class stamp, currently …