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Marketing Week Royal Mail fails to deliver on first class targetsThis is StaffordshireRoyal Mail's latest quality of service report showed that 90.9 per cent of first-class mail was delivered on time between September 5 and December 4, down from 91.2 per cent during the previous quarter. In the CW area, …

mediabistro.com UK Royal Mail Creates Official Roald Dahl Stampsmediabistro.comBy Maryann Yin on February 27, 2012 3:07 PM With a few days left in the Month of Letters Challenge, the UK Royal Mail has issued six “gloriumptiously” collectible stamps for Roald Dahl fans. Here's more from the description page: “Six of …

Aylsham Royal Mail office will switch to North WalshamNorfolk Eastern Daily PressNews of the impending closure had caused some concerns in the town about everyone having to make 17-mile round trips to North Walsham to collect missed mail. Royal Mail's delivery sector manager Timothy Brain, said: “We must modernise our …

Royal Mail has announced its Aylsham delivery office will shut from Monday March 12. More: continued here

Royal Mail pledges to improve deliveriesSouth Wales ArgusROYAL Mail says it is putting “robust” improvement plans in place for the NP postcode area to improve the delivery times for first and second class mail. The Royal Mail just missed its national first class stamped mail target between September and … …

Marketing Week Royal Mail needs to vary DM messageMarketing WeekRoyal Mail's decision to keep price increases for direct mail to a minimum is admirable, moves to extend already available discounts to a wider range of services equally so. The promotion, however, of direct mail should not be based on price …

News & Star Why Eddie Stobart is bigger than BP, Shell and Royal MailNews & StarBy Chris Story Eddie Stobart is now a bigger brand than oil giants BP and Shell – and even Royal Mail. Cumbria's kings of the road have seen their ranking as a superbrand rocket in …

Falklands veteran jailed after hoarding thousands of packages while working as …Manchester Evening NewsThey Royal Mail launched an investigation and sent a number of 'intelligence packages' to addresses on Brierley's route. Some arrived – but others never reached their destination. Brierley – of Oldham Road, Failsworth – was put under …

Gloucester mail centre review beginsBBC NewsThere are 450 workers at the Eastern Avenue centre and Royal Mail bosses are in talks with the unions. Concerns have been raised by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) in Gloucestershire who fear the centre could be closed. More: continued here

How to limit the impact of postage pricing increasesCivil Society MediaFrom the 2nd April, Royal Mail will also apply VAT (20 per cent) to almost all forms of postage, excluding first and second class stamps. These two changes, neither of which have been well publicised by Royal Mail, could provide …