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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 Royal Mail said the location of the development is the “only site” suitable to replace two out-of-date sorting offices.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 …
Read More »Ofcom makes progress on possible USO reform
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 …
Read More »Cuts to second-class letter deliveries
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail to scrap second-class post on Saturdays
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail’s service must dramatically improve if time is called on Saturday deliveries
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail is close to getting the reform it craved. Shareholders should now oppose the Czech takeover bid | Nils Pratley
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail staff fear job losses if second-class post axed on Saturdays
Postal workers fear they could lose their jobs if Royal Mail is allowed to end the delivery of second class letters on Saturdays. Staff have claimed they have been told to prioritise delivering parcels over letters as these are more profitable. An overhaul of the postal service is being considered …
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