BBC News Mystery over gift-wrapped postboxBBC News, UKA Royal Mail spokeswoman said the box on McDonald Road, near to the city's Brunswick Street sorting office, may have been wrapped up as a prank. She suggested it could have been a "romantic gesture". The wrapping has now been removed from the letter … More: continued here
Direct mail by charities declines for first timeThird Sector, UKBy Hannah Jordan, Third Sector, 17 March 2009 The number of direct mail items sent by charities fell last year for the first time since Royal Mail began collecting statistics on the sector. Annual statistics collated by the service showed the number of … More: continued here
Data loss firm wins contract extensionContractor UK, UKMore positively, the Netherlands-headquartered company is being tipped to snap up much of the work the government is planning to privatise at the Royal Mail. Unions oppose the expected deal, and condemn the tie-up between TNT and HMRC, … More: continued here
Royal Caribbean, Pregnant Woman Square OffWCBS-TV New York, NYThe information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy Royal Caribbean is locked in a dispute with a pregnant passenger who was not … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Business and unions help launch campaign for 'people's bank' based …guardian.co.uk, UKPost Office Ltd, which runs the Post Office network, is part of Royal Mail. The government is looking at the sale of a strategic stake in much of Royal Mail to an outside operator, though the Post Office part of the business would not…
Nanaimo Daily News CANADA STOCKS-TSX higher as bank optimism buildsReutersTO) rising 3.6 percent to C$42.67, and Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) up 2.1 percent at C$36.20. The sector was supported by news that Britain's Barclays Bank (BARC.L) said it had a strong start to the year. [ID:nLG308800] Last week, Bank of America, …CA-BUSINESS SummaryReportonBusiness.comTSX rallies…
Royal Mail‘refuses to meet us’Liverpool Echo, UKPOSTAL union leaders claim Royal Mail is refusing to consult them on its proposals to shut Liverpool’s Copperas Hill sorting centre. The controversial plan, which was revealed last year, will affect 600 jobs. Union members were today heading to a … More: continued here
Woodley Town stormed three points clear at the top of the Reading Football League after edging out title rivals Royal Mail 3-2. More: continued here
SNP Postal Affairs spokesperson, Mike Weir MP, has expressed bemusement at news HM Revenue & Customs have awarded a £4.5 million-a-year contract to deliver its internal mail to TNT – just a week after it was revealed the company had been forced to hand over tens of millions of pounds in unpaid tax to HMRC….
UK Snail Mail Sees New Electronic CompetitorHell Mail, UKTraditional postal operators such as Royal Mail, face a barrage of competition not just from other postal operators but the growth in Hybrid Mail. Now the UK's first next-day electronic postal service has been develped by Integrated Documents Solutions … More: continued here