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
Read More »Store Wars break out in Rutherglen Main Street (ic Lanarkshire)
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 …
Read More »Perhaps the Banks Are Getting the Message ; Western Mail COMMENT – istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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
Read More »Iraq soldiers remembered in work of modern art (Scotland Today)
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
Read More »Iraq soldiers remembered in work of modern art – stv.tv
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
Read More »Dean of Blackburn hits out at lack of religious Christmas stamps – Blackburn Citizen
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
Read More »Dean of Blackburn hits out at lack of religious Christmas stamps – Lancashire Telegraph
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
Read More »RBS plans to refund overdraft charges ‘proactively’ if it loses High Court battle (Daily Mail)
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
Read More »Email and web deliver sharpest blow to Royal Mail fortunes (Guardian Unlimited)
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 …
Read More »RBS will repay millions of pounds in ‘unauthorised’ overdraft charges (Daily Mail)
The Royal Bank of Scotland will refund millions of pounds in ‘unauthorised’ overdraft charges if it loses the current High Court test case, it has confirmed. More: continued here
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