[ad_1] Ofcom is looking at potential changes to the UK’s postal service, specifically tweaking how Second Class letters are delivered, while keeping the First Class service the same. The idea behind these changes is to make sure the postal service stays affordable, efficient, and sustainable as fewer people send letters and Royal Mail faces financial…
[ad_1] The new MP for Brighton Pavilion submitted objections to the plans for Patcham Court Farm, in Vale Avenue, both before and after her election on Thursday, July 4. But on Wednesday Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee voted seven to two in favour of the scheme, with one abstention, after three hours of…
[ad_1] reuters_tickers This content was published on September 5, 2024 – 13:47 LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Mail could be allowed to drop second-class letter deliveries on Saturdays under changes proposed by the regulator Ofcom aimed at securing the future of Britain’s universal postal service. Royal Mail is owned by International Distribution Services, which has accepted…
[ad_1] By Jessica Clark Business Reporter Published: 17:38 EDT, 5 September 2024 | Updated: 17:39 EDT, 5 September 2024 Households face losing second-class deliveries on Saturdays. Ofcom yesterday unveiled proposals to let Royal Mail reduce the cheaper post to every other weekday. First-class deliveries would still be six days a week. Royal Mail’s owner International…
[ad_1] An application to build a postal distribution centre on a disused farm site in Patcham has been approved by Brighton and Hove City Council despite opposition. Royal Mail said the location of the development is the “only site” suitable to replace two out-of-date sorting offices. Campaigners, who staged a demonstration outside the planning committee…
[ad_1] A reduced Second Class postal service appears increasingly likely as Ofcom reports on its progress in reviewing potential reform of Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation. The regulator set out two primary options for modernisation of the USO at the beginning of the year, and has now assessed the responses and feedback that was gathered…
[ad_1] Second-class deliveries could no longer be delivered on Saturdays next year as part of reforms from the postal service’s regulator. First-class letters will still be delivered every day apart from Sunday, while second-class letters will continue to be delivered within three working days. The changes from Ofcom follow a consultation among consumer groups and…
[ad_1] Royal Mail may end the delivery of second-class letters on Saturdays and only deliver them on alternative weekdays. under reforms being planned by Ofcom. The regulator considers the changes to the second-class service are needed as part of a review of the the Universal Service Obligation (USO) under which Royal Mail is required by…
[ad_1] Here’s the truth – we send far fewer letters than we used to. Electronic communication is faster, cheaper and (much) more reliable. It is against this backdrop that the watchdog Ofcom kicked off a “national debate” on the future of the Royal Mail’s universal service obligation (USO) at the beginning of the year. It…
[ad_1] When the board of Royal Mail’s parent company rolled over in May and recommended a £3.6bn takeover offer from a Daniel Křetínský-led bid vehicle, one reason it gave was “significant uncertainty” around regulatory reform. That was a fair description at the time of Ofcom’s leisurely approach to reviewing the universal service obligation (USO), the…