Royal Mail

This is Money Royal Mail to put 3p on a first-class stampThis is Money, UK –1 minute agoIt is also a politically sensitive time as the Government considers whether to sell off a minority stake the Royal Mail to Dutch postal giant TNT. … More: continued here

Care home demands apology from Royal Mail over Christmas cardsHalifax Evening Courier, UK –1 minute agoTHE Royal Mail has come under fire from a care home for demanding extra payments for Christmas cards. Pat Asquith, deputy chief executive of Pennine Lodge, … More: continued here

Cards still best way to spread Christmas cheerWalesOnline, United Kingdom –1 hour agoIt’s intriguing at a time when e-mail is slowly taking over from the traditional letter – one of the many reasons why the Royal Mail and the Post Office … More: continued here

New funds for post offices ‘welcome news’WalesOnline, United Kingdom –1 minute agoRoyal Mail’s director of Welsh Affairs Huw Roberts, speaking at Penrhiwceiber Post Office in RCT, said: “The network change programme, which saw the closure … More: continued here

Seven clear to continue bid for Olympic airwaysguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoPress Association The price of a first class stamp for standard letters will rise by 3p to 39p from 6 April, Royal Mail said yesterday. … More: continued here

PRESS DIGEST – Financial Times – Dec 24Reuters –3 hours agoThe Royal Mail [GBPO.UL] has announced postal prices will increase by an average of 5.85 percent from April 6, just below the six percent maximum allowed by … More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail to put up pricesFinancial Times, UK –3 hours agoBy John Willman Postal prices will rise by an average of 5.85 per cent from April 6, Royal Mail has announced – just below the 6 per cent maximum permitted …Price of stamps set to rise againBBC NewsRoyal Mail to …

The cost of sending a letter in Britain will go up next year, the Royal Mail has announced. More: continued here

The Conservatives warned yesterday that the government could be threatening a £22bn raid on Royal Mail’s pension fund. Alan Duncan, the party’s shadow business secretary, said industry sources had suggested the government could take over the pension fund’s assets to allow it to make public borrowing look smaller. But he …

Thank you Royal MailBusiness in Berkshire (press release), UK –1 minute agoRob Wilson MP visited Royal Mail’s Reading sorting office on Friday to say thank you to our postmen and women who work so hard over the Christmas period. … More: continued here