Royal Mail delivers price hike on first-class stamps

The price of first-class stamps will rise by 30p next year, the Royal Mail announced. It follows April’s 10p hike to £1.35 and means that, from 7 October, it’ll cost you £1.65 to send your post by first-class delivery. The cost of second-class stamps will remain the same at 85p, …

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Royal Mail depot evacuated after fire

A Royal Mail depot in Brighton had to be evacuated as firefighters tackled a large blaze. East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS) urged the public to avoid the area near to the Royal Mail Office in North Road. Three crews attended at 10:17 BST on Friday following reports of …

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‘The future is parcels, I’m afraid’

When Martin Seidenberg took over as the head of Royal Mail’s parent company a year ago, his wife wasn’t the only one asking: “Why on earth are you doing this?” Here was a German executive giving up running GLS, a successful European parcels company, to take charge of International Distribution …

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Royal Mail to hike first-class stamps to £1.65

[Getty Images] Royal Mail has announced it will hike the price of first-class stamps by 30p due to “very real and urgent” financial challenges. The increase, which will kick in from 7 October, will see the price of a first-class stamp rise to £1.65p, while second-class stamps will remain at …

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Royal Mail to hike price of first class stamps in WEEKS

ROYAL Mail has announced it will increase the price of stamps again next month. The delivery giant said the price of first-class stamps will increase by 30p to £1.65, the second rise in a year. 1 Royal Mail has said it will increase the price of stamps again next month. Royal Mail said the price increase will come into …

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