Royal Mail

Shropshire Star Royal Mail quizzed on delivery officeShropshire Star, UKCivic leaders in Ellesmere are demanding answers from Royal Mail bosses over the future of the town’s delivery office. Town councillors are calling for bosses at the company to “make up their minds” after north Shropshire MP Owen Paterson and town … …

London Police Seal Off G-20 Leaders From ProtestsBloombergProtesters and police clashed, and some demonstrators broke into a Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc branch. The cause of death for the man who died has not been given yet. This week’s operation, involving 10000 officers, may be the biggest for the …

Royal Mail privatisation plans in piecesSNP (press release), UKControversial UK Government plans for part-privatisation of Royal Mail are “in pieces” after a Commons Committee said the government has not made the case for the move, and criticised the worrying lack of transparency over Lord Mandelson’s proposals. … More: continued here

Posties prepare for strike actionStoke & Staffordshire, UKPOSTAL services could be hit by fresh strikes as Royal Mail prepares to move more staff out of the city. The organisation is expected to confirm today that up to 80 distribution and 20 processing roles will be switched from Leek Road, Stoke, … …

Royal Mail delivers cheque – five years lateThis is Nottingham, UKWHEN Rex Wyatt opened his mail last week, he was shocked to discover it was almost five years late. He was even more upset to find that one of the letters contained a £200 cheque, no longer valid because of time …

More complaints about postal delivery serviceThis is North Devon, UKROYAL Mail deliveries in North Devon are in a state of chaos, according to a number of people who say post has been lost, delayed and delivered to the wrong addresses. The Journal revealed last week that a new delivery system introduced …

Plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail are so poor, a cross-party committee of MPs has said, they would even be rejected on TV’s Dragon Den. More: continued here

Controversial UK Government plans for part-privatisation of Royal Mail are “in pieces” after a Commons Committee said the government has not made the case for the move, and criticised the worrying lack of transparency over Lord Mandelson’s proposals. More: continued here

The Government’s controversial plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has come under attack from a cross-party committee of MPs which complained about a ‘lack of transparency’ about the proposals. More: continued here

Burson-Marsteller helps TNT with Royal Mail bidPRWeek UK, UKAs a Labour revolt gathers momentum, Burson-Marsteller is attempting to distance Dutch postal firm TNT from criticism surrounding its bid for a stake in Royal Mail. The agency is charged with helping keep TNT out of the crossfire, as Labour mps rebel … …