Royal Mail

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Anglo American Plc have delayed plans to develop a A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) project in Australia to convert coal into clean fuels, citing higher costs. More: continued here

Royal Mail misses delivery targets across West MidlandsBirmingham Post, UK –2 minutes agoA spokesman for Royal Mail said although it had not reached targets for the first half of the year in Birmingham, combined figures for the last three months … More: continued here

A BITTER war has broken out between a hardware shop on Rutherglen Main Street and the Post Office branch next door. Superbuys, which has operated in Rutherglen for nearly two decades, has been advertising stamps at one pence cheaper than Royal Mail rates in a bid to lure customers into …

Perhaps the Banks Are Getting the Message ; Western Mail COMMENTistockAnalyst.com (press release), OR –8 minutes ago(Source: Western Mail)THE decision by Royal Bank of Scotland to allow a longer period of grace for home owners threatened by repossession is a welcome one, … More: continued here

The families of Scottish servicemen killed in Iraq have backed calls for their loved ones to be commemorated on Royal Mail stamps. More: continued here

stv.tv Iraq soldiers remembered in work of modern artstv.tv, UK –3 hours agoThe families of Scottish servicemen killed in Iraq have backed calls for their loved ones to be commemorated on Royal Mail stamps. … More: continued here

Dean of Blackburn hits out at lack of religious Christmas stampsBlackburn Citizen, UK –4 minutes agoBy Camilla Sutcliffe » BOSSES at Blackburn Cathedral have slammed the lack of religous-themed stamps from the Royal Mail this Christmas. … More: continued here

Dean of Blackburn hits out at lack of religious Christmas stampsLancashire Telegraph, UK –4 minutes agoBy Camilla Sutcliffe » BOSSES at Blackburn Cathedral have slammed the lack of religous-themed stamps from the Royal Mail this Christmas. … More: continued here

The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to ‘proactively’ refund all bank charges if it loses the current High Court battle with the Office of Fair Trading. More: continued here

Royal Mail’s letters business is being hit harder by competition from electronic alternatives, such as email and the internet, than it is by rival mail operators. The company has released figures that are understood to show its profits taking a £500m a year hit from e-substitution compared with the £100m …