As a reminder, from this coming Monday, there is a Royal Mail price update which will see the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 10p to 95p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 2p to 68p. In better news, many parcel prices …
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The traditional Royal Mail postage stamp is being swapped in favour of a modern barcoded stamp. Royal Mail is changing its stamps, but people have until next year to use current ones. The traditional postage stamp is being swapped in favour of a modern barcoded stamp. Sign up to our …
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The elderly could be left out of pocket and isolated by an impending shake up of the postal system, campaigners have warned. First-class stamp prices will rise by 10p to 95p while second-class ones by 2p to 68p, as of next week. The previously state-run institution is also phasing out …
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A council leader says he is confident a compromise can be found after a petition to install three short-stay parking bays outside Ashford’s sorting office gained strong public support. More than 3,000 people signed the petition as residents have long called for a solution to the parking troubles outside the …
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Tomorrow the energy cap is set to be increased at a time where people have already noticed a change in their energy bills. In addition to this, food shopping is said to have increased too with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stating that the cost of a pint of …
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At the moment it feels like everything is getting more expensive, and it seems sending a simple letter is not exempt. The cost of living squeeze is going to bite this spring with energy bills set to soar while a national insurance tax hike will also come into force. Food …
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Royal Mail is opening a stamp swap scheme allowing customers to switch their old stamps for the equivalent value of new barcoded ones. It is moving to barcoded stamps as part of a modernisation drive, with added security features and new services. Non-barcoded stamps will remain valid to use until …
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Royal Mail has announced that millions of its so-called “definitive” stamps featuring the portrait of the Queen will become worthless after January 2023 in favour of barcode stamps Royal Mail has finally opened its ‘Swap Out’ stamp scheme ( Image: PA) Royal Mail has finally opened its “Swap Out” scheme, …
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Hundreds of small businesses have accused the Royal Mail of mischarging them thousands of pounds a month in penalties after it installed faulty technology designed to catch fraudsters. Businesses across the country have been incorrectly fined for failing to pay the right postage and being sent penalties up to three …
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Letter and parcel services across the UK would be hit if workers vote for industrial action Royal Mail PLC (LSE:RMG) faces UK-wide strikes over plans to axe 1,000 managers. The union Unite claims the postal group is planning to sack the staff and hire them back on lower salaries – a practice …
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