How often should Royal Mail deliver your post in London?

In January, regulator Ofcom began offering consultations on the future of the universal postal service. According to the regulator, the agency is now concentrating on implementing improvements to the second-class service, while maintaining first-class delivery six days a week. Second-class deliveries would only occur on alternate weekdays under the proposed …

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Royal Mail takeover deal is a quagmire, says ALEX BRUMMER

Remember the Royal Mail? It was back on May 15, when the Tories were in Downing Street, that the flaccid board of International Distribution Services (IDS), owner of the Royal Mail, decided to hand the keys of Britain’s 500-year-old postal service to a Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and his shadowy …

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Will Royal Mail plan ever be delivered?

Saturdays will never be the same again. How will anyone survive without the reassuring thud of junk mail landing on the doormat: another offer to re-roof the house, perhaps, or one of those delightful catalogues, full of must-have buys like elasticated-waist trousers or glow-in-the-dark plastic owls? For most people, the …

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MP Sian Berry speaks out on Patcham Royal Mail approval

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, …

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British second-class mail deliveries could be scrapped on Saturdays

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 …

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Is this the end of Saturday post? Ofcom reveals plans to let Royal Mail reduce cheaper post to every other weekday – as company’s owner talks through £3.6bn sale to foreign owner

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. …

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Patcham Royal Mail centre gets council approval

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 …

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