Traders welcome £50m plan for former Coventry mail officeCoventry TelegraphPLANS for a £50 million supermarket, gym and a multi-storey car park to replace the empty Royal Mail sorting office in Coventry have been welcomed by traders at the Canal Basin. The new development in Bishop Street, known as Bishop Gate, …
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Buteman 'Local' post box service is withdrawnButemanLetters posted on Bute to addresses on the island are now being taken all the way to Glasgow for sorting after Royal Mail withdrew the local box service in Rothesay. YOU'VE posted a card through the local box in Bishop Street – first class, …
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Read More »Shake-up for district’s post – The Star
Shake-up for district's postThe StarPOSTAL services in Barnsley are set to change as the Royal Mail reorganises delivery routes in the area. Postmen will now deliver letters and parcels in Wombwell for a longer period during the day – which means some customers may receive their post … More: continued …
Read More »Tesco signs a deal for former Northampton Royal Mail sorting office – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Chronicle & Echo Tesco signs a deal for former Northampton Royal Mail sorting officeNorthampton Chronicle & EchoTESCO has signed a deal to take over the former Royal Mail sorting office in Northampton. The Chronicle & Echo first revealed in January last year that the firm had held talks about …
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Email subscribers 'outnumber Facebook followers'Business Strata – Business NewsPostal carrier Royal Mail has announced plans to support its mailing house partners with the launch of an innovative new training programme to support the promotion of direct mail in modern marketing. Details of the initiative were unveiled at the … More: …
Read More »Compliance tool launched for B2B mobile marketers – Business Strata – Business News
Compliance tool launched for B2B mobile marketersBusiness Strata – Business NewsPostal carrier Royal Mail has announced plans to support its mailing house partners with the launch of an innovative new training programme to support the promotion of direct mail in modern marketing. Details of the initiative were unveiled at the …
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The Hon Mr Dick Sawle s Motion for Adjournment SpeechFalkland Islands News NetworkAnyone sending mail to the Falklands from within the UK will be interested to know that it heads within the Royal Mail System directly to the international sorting house at Heathrow. This is a huge enterprise and mail …
Read More »40000 jobs could go at Royal Mail – HRZone.co.uk
40000 jobs could go at Royal MailHRZone.co.ukThe Royal Mail is preparing to axe as many as one in four of its workers – or 40000 jobs – over the next five years in the run-up to privatisation. The postal operator has already agreed a three-year deal with the Communication Workers …
Read More »Royal Mail eases off over London job losses
Royal Mail appears to have backed down in the fight over job losses in London—at least temporarily. Following a convincing strike vote by postal workers, bosses last week agreed to meet the union for talks. More: continued here
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