Royal Mail

Severe postal delays in Watton areaNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –4 hours agoResidents in Watton, Ashill, Carbrooke and Ovington have raised concerns about the erratic services, criticising Royal Mail bosses for “poor management”. … More: continued here

The threat of fresh postal strikes in the UK was raised on Tuesday after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject Royal Mail’s decision to close its final salary pension scheme to new employees and raise the retirement age from 60 to 65. More: continued here

Royal Mail has this week ripped up the pensions arrangements of thousands of postal workers – without any agreement from the unions. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail warned over industrial actionGuardian, UK –1 hour agoRoyal Mail is facing the prospect of a second summer of discontent after postal workers rejected its plans to reform its pension fund. …Royal Mail pensions attack must face full force of the unionSocialistworker.co.ukPostal strike threat on pensionsBBC NewsBritain: Postal unions …

Royal Mail has today revealed plans to shut 24 post offices across North Staffordshire. The move is part of a nationwide strategy to cut the firm’s losses by axing up to 2,500 branches around the UK. Today’s announcement affects seven … More: continued here

MP Slams Post Office ConsultationChorley Guardian, UK –1 hour agoLindsay Hoyle MP for Chorley has condemned the Royal Mail over their decision to close Bolton Road Post Office. Mr Hoyle described the consultation process … More: continued here

April 1 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks climbed, led by banks including Barclays Plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and HBOS Plc on speculation investors may have seen the worst of subprime- related losses as UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG announced writedowns. More: continued here

Bonjour to French address changeNews Shopper, UK –3 hours agoAccording to the report Royal Mail and French firm Poste Effectif are in discussions concerning the relocation of post collection, sorting and delivery … More: continued here

Leave it to e-mail to let you know how rich you are. “Winning notification!!!” said the subject line of the e-mail that I received over the weekend. More: continued here

Security precautions to protect posties delivering ticketsPortsmouth News, UK –1 hour agoTicketmaster decided to drip-feed Royal Mail with small batches for special delivery each day to ensure the security of the tickets. … More: continued here