This is South Wales Swansea football great John Charles on new Royal Mail stampThis is South WalesSeven players who featured on the stamps took part in an event at Wembley today to officially launch Royal Mail's Football Heroes Special Stamps, which go on sale on May 9. The stamps have been illustrated by artist Andrew…
Irish Times George Best to appear on Royal Mail stampIrish TimesBest's sister Barbara McNarry said: “I am deeply honoured to see George being recognised in such a special way by Royal Mail in this significant year for the Football Association. I am sure fans, not just from Northern Ireland and Great Britain, but …and more »…
Motorcyclist, 32, who died after collision with Royal Mail van namedSlough and Windsor ObserverA 32-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist who died after a collision with a Royal Mail van has been named. Sebastian Sobieralski, of Sutton Lane, Slough, died at the scene after a collision with a Peugeot van at the junction of Bangors Road South and Love…
TameBay eBay delivers Royal Mail 1st Class a day earlyTameBayRoyal Mail's own delivery target is that a minimum of 93% of First Class mail will be delivered the next working day. That means 7% of your customers won't get 1st class post a day early. eBay realise that this may not be popular with some…
Royal Mail Group signs new contract on bike planEmployee BenefitsRoyal Mail Group has ended its tripartite arrangement with Futuremedia and Halfords Business Services for its cycle-to-work plan, and instead handed the entire scheme to the retailer to run. Previously the scheme was managed by Futuremedia, which … More: continued here
Labour slams 'desperate' plans to sell Royal MailMorning Star OnlineLabour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna laid into "desperate" Con-Dem ministers today for "rushing headlong" to flog off Royal Mail to privateers. Postal workers and the public oppose privatisation. Mr Umunna said the government hadn't … More: continued here
Royal Mail plans next day Olympic stamps – PrintWeekprintweek.comAt the same time the Gold Medal stamps will go on sale on the www.royalmail.com website, while a further 4,500 Post Offices nationwide will be issued with the latest Team GB gold medal winners' stamps three times during the Games. Royal Mail is keeping … More: continued…
Will the Royal Mail sell-off deliver better service or quick profits?The GuardianEven though the government's plans to sell Royal Mail are flawed (Royal Mail sale is a sign of Conservative desperation, says Labour, 6 May), privatisation is decades overdue. While previous UK governments bottled out of reforming the state mail … More: continued here
Alan Johnson claimed to be a 'Thatcherite on Royal Mail privatisation" as the former postman looked at the future of the service, which the Tory prime minister declined to sell-off. More: continued here
The Guardian The privatisation of Royal Mail: a fire sale to dig Osborne out of a holeNew StatesmanLegitimate concerns have been raised regarding the competition posed to Royal Mail by other postal service operators: questions regarding the fairness of the competition and whether it delivers a good outcome for consumers, given other postal service …Royal…