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Royal Mail wants to keep first class post on six days

[Getty Images] Royal Mail wants to maintain its six-day-a-week service for first class letters under new proposals for reform. Regulator Ofcom had suggested it could reduce the number of delivery days from six to five or even three per week, as it struggles with heavy losses. Under Royal Mail’s proposals, …

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Royal Mail finally vows to investigate fake stamp farce after hundreds of Britons were wrongly fined £5 to receive letters sent using stamps that postal service claims are ‘counterfeit’

By Katherine Lawton Published: 20:09 EDT, 2 April 2024 | Updated: 20:33 EDT, 2 April 2024 Royal Mail has vowed to investigate a problem with barcoded stamps after hundreds of Britons were wrongly fined to receive letters sent using stamps the postal service deemed counterfeit.    People have complained they …

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Royal Mail appoints Heathrow executive as new CEO

Royal Mail has appointed a senior executive from Heathrow to become its next boss as parent company International Distribution Services looks to turn its fortunes around. Emma Gilthorpe, the west London airport’s chief operating officer since 2020, will join Royal Mail in May, IDS said in a statement on Tuesday. …

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Royal Mail turns to Heathrow Airport for new chief executive

Royal Mail has poached Heathrow Airport’s chief operating officer to become its new boss in a new role created by parent company International Distribution Services’ chief Martin Seidenberg. Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s COO since 2020, will take over at the postal group in May. It is the first time the two arms …

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