[ad_1] Councillors received more than 1,100 objections Author: Sarah Booker-Lewis, Local Democracy ReporterPublished 2 hours ago The Royal Mail’s plans to build a distribution centre in Patcham have been approved to shouts of “shame on you all” from the public. Councillors voted seven to two in favour after hearing from residents and a Royal Mail…
[ad_1] Royal Mail may soon cease Saturday deliveries for second class letters, with regulator Ofcom considering significant reforms to the postal service. As part of a review into the Universal Service Obligation (USO), which currently mandates Royal Mail to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week, Ofcom is also exploring…
[ad_1] The delivery of second-class letters on Saturdays is to be scrapped under an overhaul of Royal Mail’s universal service obligation being proposed by the regulator. First-class letters would continue to be delivered six days a week, though, under changes to be put to consultation by Ofcom, which said there was strong support for the…
[ad_1] Councillors voted seven to two in favour after hearing from residents and a Royal Mail property director during a three-hour session at Hove Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Patcham residents protested outside the town hall before the Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee meeting and filled the public gallery to show their opposition…
[ad_1] About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a…
[ad_1] Royal Mail plans to ditch Saturday postal deliveries are now being considered by Ofcom, the industry regulator confirmed today. Regulator Ofcom said it is considering plans to axe Saturday deliveries for second class post, but keeping first class unchanged as it looks at UK postal service reforms. The industry watchdog, which has been consulting…
[ad_1] Royal Mail may not be obligated to deliver second class letters on a Saturday in future, under plans being considered by the industry regulator. Ofcom, which launched a consultation on the company’s universal service obligation (USO) earlier this year, said such a shift would protect priority deliveries, including first class mail, and help loss-making…
[ad_1] Royal Mail could be allowed to end the delivery of second class letters on Saturdays, as part of reforms being considered by the regulator. Ofcom will assess whether changes to the second class service are needed, while first class deliveries remain at six days a week. The regulator has been reviewing the Universal Service…
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[ad_1] Blackburn could soon have its own Post Office again after a local shopkeeper proposed taking over a local community centre. Abdul Manan said he would look to open a Post Office branch in the former Trindleyknowe Centre on Bathgate Road which he plans to convert to a convenience store. If successful it would mean…