Royal Mail

Royal Mail worker sacked after delaying post in NottsThis is Nottingham, UKLast week, the Evening Post featured the story of Rex Wyatt, 62, from Toton, whose post was delivered almost five years late, with a letter of apology from Royal Mail. Among the late items was a cheque for £200, which …

BBC News Price of stamps rises by 3 penceBBC News, UKThe price of first and second-class stamps increased by 3 pence on 6 April, Royal Mail has confirmed. The price rise, first announced in December, means that a first-class stamp now costs 39p for standard letters weighing up to 100g. … …

BMW, Deutsche Post, Infineon, Porsche: German Equity PreviewBloombergDeutsche Post AG (DPW GY): Europe’s biggest postal service is in the last of round of bidders for Royal Mail Group Plc, Britain’s state-owned postal service, Welt am Sonntag reported. The shares gained 2.3 percent, to 8.85 euros. … More: continued here

Postmen could be fined over dropped rubber bandsReuters UK, UKKeep Britain Tidy said Royal Mail staff should not be above the law and be subject to the same 80-pound spot fine for littering as members of the public. "Elastic bands may not be as visually offensive as dog dirt or half-eaten …

BBC News Littering postal workers targetedBBC News, UKKeep Britain Tidy is calling on Royal Mail to tackle the issue, and is asking residents to collect up discarded red rubber bands as part of its Big Tidy Up campaign. The charity's Dickie Felton said: "Elastic bands may not be as visually offensive …

Postmen 'should be fined for dropping rubber bands' says Keep …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe public are also being asked to collect rubber bands dropped by postmen so they can be collected and posted back to Royal Mail in protest against the problem. Dickie Felton, of Keep Britain Tidy, said it was difficult …

BMW, Hypo Real Estate, Deutsche Post: German Equity PreviewBloombergDeutsche Post AG (DPW GY): Europe’s biggest postal service is in the last of round of bidders for Royal Mail Group Plc, Britain’s state-owned postal service, Welt am Sonntag reported. The shares gained 20 cents, or 2 percent, to 8.85 euros. … …

Aedifica, Nobel, Semperit, Skanska, UBS: Europe Equity PreviewBloombergDeutsche Post AG (DPW GY): Europe’s biggest postal service is in the last of round of bidders for Royal Mail Group Plc, Britain’s state-owned postal service, Welt am Sonntag reported. The shares gained 20 cents, or 2 percent, to 8.85 euros. … More: …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Post, Europe’s biggest mail company, is bidding for a stake in the Royal Mail along with Dutch TNT and private equity firm CVC, a German weekly reported. More: continued here

MANAMA, April 5 (Reuters) – Bids for the sale of a 30 percent stake in British state-owned postal company Royal Mail are due this month, British Business Minister Peter Mandelson said on Sunday, signalling the government is pushing ahead with the controversial sale. “It’s due in the course of April, …