Claims being accepted from possible victims of unlawful metal sales in …Anderson Independent MailBy Charlie Bauder WNEG AM-630 Special to Independent Mail TOCCOA — A court-appointed administrator is accepting claims related to metal sold unlawfully at Carter's Royal Dispos-All and JV Whitlock Recycle. A fund was set up as part of civil settlement … More:…
Whopping rise in stamp prices spells end for the humble letterBelfast TelegraphSo, this week we had a wonderful taste of early summer, or at the least real spring, and the Royal Mail announced a whopping 14p increase in the price of first and second-class stamps to 50p and 60p, warning that the universal service, under…
St. Helena, 'Cursed Rock' of Napoleon's ExilePittsburgh Post GazetteBy ANTHONY MANCINI / The New York Times I STOOD on the aft deck of the 128-passenger Royal Mail Ship St. Helena in the gloom of a predawn morning last fall, my eyes riveted to an island that seemed to rise from the scalloped sea, a ruined…
Stamp rises could force firms to look for cheaper servicesThis is NottinghamTHE Royal Mail is one of the UK's truly great institutions, with a rich history and tradition that is recognised and admired around the world. It is an organisation that must be preserved and yet Ofcom's decision to allow Royal Mail to set its…
Wiltshire firms stamp their feet over mail hikeWiltshire TimesThe reforms will see first class stamps rise in price from 46p to 60p and second class stamps increase from 36p to 50p because regulator Ofcom has lifted some of the Royal Mail's price controls. The 30 price rise in first class stamps, and 39 per cent…
Scotsman What price do you put on posting out letters?This is NottinghamTHE number of items we send through the post has fallen by 25% since 2006, which has created a major problem for the Royal Mail. In the past year alone, its letters business made a loss of £120m, blamed on the rise of text…
MP delivers broadside to Royal Mail's bossThe ArgusA Brighton and Hove MP has told the boss of Royal Mail that delivery times in the city are “unacceptable.” Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown, wrote to Moya Greene after The Argus yesterday launched the 'Sort It Out' campaign to put pressure on Royal Mail… More: continued here
How George Osborne asked Charles's permission for law change that made the …Daily MailBy Chris Hastings Prince Charles was personally consulted by George Osborne about a controversial change to the law which has significantly boosted the Royal Family's finances. Letters obtained by The Mail on Sunday under Freedom of Information laws … More: continued here
Castledawson pupil is runner-up in letter competitionMid Ulster MailA PUPIL of Castledawson Primary School is Northern Ireland's runner up in Royal Mail's Young Letter Writer competition. Royal Mail's annual competition now in its 36th year, aims to recognise the nation's best young letter writers and encourage … More: continued here
Canada is dropping its penny – will the US follow suit?USA TODAYFinance Minister Jim Flaherty was talking about the Canadian penny and why the Royal Canadian Mint will end its production this fall as part of his austerity budget. "The penny is a currency without any currency in Canada, and it costs us 1.5 cents…