Royal Mail

Sad day when mail service was axedSwindon Advertiser, UKBy Steve Wakefield » AN institution that had lasted for 166 years was brought to an end when Allan Leighton, the chairman of the Royal Mail Group, chopped travelling post offices from the rail network. It was swept away overnight in January 2004 …

Win Royal Mail Mythical Creatures stampswww.solihullnews.net, UKA BOULDER-WIELDING giant and a fire-breathing dragon are just two of the illustrations on Royal Mail's stunning Mythical Creatures stamps. Issued on 16 June, the six stamps feature fantastical characters from the UK's rich history of folklore and … More: continued here

Apprentices could be exploited due to lack of scrutiny, says Royal…Chartered Management Institute, UKJune 2009 09:39 Publicly-funded apprenticeship schemes are not being scrutinised on a regular basis and it could lead to youngsters being exploited, a Royal Mail HR manager has claimed. The manager told People Management that as companies try …

• Ministers promise to wait for bidders to raise offers • Brown told delay is price of many MPs’ support The government’s plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail are to be put on hold pending an increase in the price bidders are willing are to pay, ministerial sources said last …

POSTAL workers’ leaders offered the Royal Mail a three-month moratorium on industrial action yesterday in an attempt to reach a deal on modernisation and avoid a fresh wav More: continued here

Tim Webb: Brown relaunch: Going ahead with privatisation would alienate Labour’s left wing. We need a plan B for Royal Mail – and fast More: continued here

The partial privatisation of the Royal Mail could be put on hold despite Business Secretary Lord Mandelson’s vows to press ahead with plans for the mail operator. More: continued here

• Threat to call in EC over £10bn pension subsidy • Summer of strife expected for firm ‘on its last legs’ Royal Mail’s rivals will appeal to competition authorities in Brussels if the government bows to demands from unions and rebel MPs to plug its estimated £10bn pension deficit without …

The part privatisation of the Royal Mail is to be put on hold by the government in an attempt to placate backbench anger against Gordon Brown. More: continued here

The government may be hoping to lose its plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail in the post. More: continued here