Vandals attacked the home of the former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland, smashing windows early Wednesday at the house of the ex-CEO who resigned in disgrace but with an annual pension of about 700,000 pounds ($1.2 million). Three windows were smashed at… More: continued here
Read More »Mail staff strike for third day – BBC News
BBC News Mail staff strike for third dayBBC News, UKUp to 50 Royal Mail staff have walked out of work for a third successive day in a protest over changes to their working conditions. The unofficial strike began on Monday outside the sorting office on Firth Road, Lincoln. Staff say they …
Read More »Postal workers vote to end strike – BBC News
BBC News Postal workers vote to end strikeBBC News, UKUp to 50 Royal Mail staff had walked out for a third successive day in a protest over what they said were changes to their working conditions. The unofficial strike began on Monday outside the sorting office on Firth Road, Lincoln. …Postal …
Read More »Royal Mail Access Margins Being Investigated – Hell Mail
Royal Mail Access Margins Being InvestigatedHell Mail, UKThe UK postal regulator, Postcomm, today announced that it has begun an investigation into the way Royal Mail prices access and retail packets services for business users. The Mail Competition Forum and TNT Post Group complained to Postcomm, … More: continued here
Read More »Battle on for Royal Mail office – Stockport Express
Battle on for Royal Mail officeStockport Express, UKRoyal Mail wants to shut the office on Short Street and move its operation to its headquarters on Exchange Street, central Stockport, saying the current building is inadequate. But opponents – including the Communication Workers Union (CWU) – claim the … More: continued here
Read More »Former RBS Chief Goodwin’s Edinburgh Home Attacked – Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.uk Former RBS Chief Goodwin’s Edinburgh Home AttackedBloombergBy Tim Farrand and Rodney Jefferson March 25 (Bloomberg) — Vandals smashed windows and attacked a car at the Edinburgh home of Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, whose losses forced a 26.5 …Anti-capitalist group …
Read More »Missing mail concern for heart patient – Derby Evening Telegraph
Missing mail concern for heart patientDerby Evening Telegraph, UKBeverley Room, of Ayr Close, Spondon, said her mail had been going missing or being mistakenly delivered to neighbours' homes for the past two years, and other residents on the street have also criticised the service. Royal Mail suspended a postman … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail sale ‘on the cards’ – WalesOnline
Royal Mail sale ‘on the cards’WalesOnline, United KingdomTHE Treasury has confirmed it has appointed consultants to look at whether the Royal Mail could be privatised. The Mint, based in Llantrisant, is one of a number of organisations the Government is considering selling in a bid to plug huge gaps in … …
Read More »Lord Mandelson: Government will not support more post office closures – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Lord Mandelson: Government will not support more post office closuresTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLord Mandelson, during the committee stage of the Postal Services Bill aimed at part-privatising the Royal Mail, said: "The network is now on a more secure footing and better placed to look to the future. "And its unrivalled network …
Read More »Two Posties – One Van – But No Post – Hell Mail
Hell Mail Two Posties – One Van – But No PostHell Mail, UKIn more recent years, the gradual decline in mail volume in the UK has seen Royal Mail postal delivery walks extended as others are absorbed. With that has come a wave of post office closures making mail storage for …
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