Royal Mail hires ally to fend off rival's cherry-pickingThe Times (subscription)Richard Hooper, a former deputy chairman of Ofcom and author of the papers that encouraged the government to sell off the state postal company, has been hired as a special adviser to Royal Mail in its dispute with the regulator over how much of its…
'Denounced' in the Tribune over controversial luxury homes scheme at Royal…Islington Tribune newspaper websiteLONDON Mayor Boris Johnson accused the Tribune of “denouncing him” in front of an audience of 2,000 people on Wednesday for its stories over Royal Mail's controversial luxury Mount Pleasant development. But he also gave the strongest hint yet that he … More:…
Banbury Cake How the postal system developed in England from the Romans to Royal MailSWNSWith royal departments now at Westminster during King John's reign, it was important to keep in touch with the King as he went about his duties around the country. Around eight messengers were employed at this time to deliver important messages…
GLS – Royal Mail (UK) ”The Last Straw”!Expat ForumThe next suggestion was to return them by the Royal Mail's Registered Mail facility. At this point there was an audible pause by the TPS official, who hesitated, and confirmed that the TPS had a policy since 2013 “not to send correspondence by the … More: continued…
Herts and Essex Observer Future of Stansted's Royal Mail delivery office cast into doubt after …Herts and Essex ObserverA letter submitted with the planning application says: “As part of its ongoing modernisation programme to its delivery office estate in the Bishop's Stortford area, [the unit] has been identified as providing suitable accommodation for Royal Mail…
CITY A.M. Fortnum and Mason to offer Sunday deliveryCITY A.M.Fortnum & Mason has signed up to be the first company to use a new Sunday delivery service from Royal Mail's Parcelforce. Customers will be able to receive parcels from the upmarket store from this Sunday onward. The move comes ahead of a roll-out of …Parcelforce Worldwide…
Postman finds cat in his mail vanLittlehampton GazetteThe Royal Mail postman was stunned when he found the tortoiseshell cat curled up in the back of his truck after delivering his post from Southampton to Langley, in Berkshire. The friendly two-year-old was brought to Battersea's rescue centre in Old …and more » More: continued here
printweek.com Royal Mail calls for Ofcom review into TNT 'cherry picking'printweek.comRoyal Mail has urged Ofcom to bring forward its review of the effect of competition on the Universal Service Obligation (USO), which it said was being threatened by 'cherry picking arbitrage' by TNT Post. 220713brief1postoffice120130719023708787. More: continued here
Labour MP and BIS Select Committee member Ann McKechin calls on Ofcom to investigate the mail delivery sector More: continued here
Daily Echo Postman Cat – feline hitches a ride in a Royal Mail vanDaily EchoA CAT followed in the footsteps of Jess from Postman Pat by hitching a lift in a Royal Mail van that travelled from Southampton to Berkshire. The Royal Mail postman was stunned when he found the tortoiseshell cat curled up in…