Royal Mail

The decision by Peter Phillips and his Canadian bride, Autumn Kelly, to cash in on their royal connections has come under heavy fire after the glossy celebrity magazine they sold their story to hit the newsstands. More: continued here

Postcomm calls for part privatisation of Royal MailRoad Transport, UK –2 hours agoPostal regulator Postcomm has called for Royal Mail to be partially privatised to protect the quality of the UK's mail delivery service. … More: continued here

Silicon.com Royal Mail on target to save £300m with SAPSilicon.com, UK –35 minutes agoBy Tim Ferguson Royal Mail is on course to save £300m over three years through efficiencies created by its SAP-based procurement transformation programme. … More: continued here

Royal Mail is to launch a cross-media direct marketing service under the brand ‘Dialogue Mail’ in a tie-up with the US marketing firm Vialuna. More: continued here

E-procurement brings first class results… More: continued here

New mail privatisation fear after call for bank backingTimes Online, UK –May 14, 2008The postal regulator will today reignite union and Labour backbenchers’ fears over a privatisation of Royal Mail by calling for banks to take a stake in the … More: continued here

Business Post, the listed group that four years ago ended Royal Mail’s postal monopoly, has unveiled a dramatic jump in earnings less than two weeks after its public sector counterpart revealed a £279m loss. More: continued here

Corporate cherry-picking isn't delivering the goodsguardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoPublic and political support saw off successive attempts by the Tories and, more tentatively, Tony Blair to privatise what had become Royal Mail. …Business Post wants Royal Mail segregationShareCastBusiness Post boosted by 45pc jump in profitsTelegraph.co.ukBusiness Post's mail division sees 52% jump in …

BIRD lovers have gone nuts to help the county’s feathered friends. It follows the announcement by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds that feeding bread to ducks and garden birds is bad for them. More: continued here

Post watchdogs say first class mail does not deliver on timeWishaw Press, UK –2 hours agoBy Robert Mitchell THE Royal Mail’s Christmas postal service in Wishaw is anything but first class — according to an independent report. …CWU calls on government to fund Royal MailBrand Republic (subscription)First class messNorth Devon Gazette & …