Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Royal Mail — a business built on delivering messages — has received a clear one from regulator Ofcom: we hear you. The universal service obligation to deliver six days a …
Read More »Ofcom keeps CWU in the dark over proposed cuts to Royal Mail’s second class deliveries
OFCOM faced criticism yesterday for keeping the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in the dark before announcing that Royal Mail could be allowed to end the delivery of second-class letters on Saturdays. The regulator, which is also investigating whether to permit second-class deliveries to be made on alternate weekdays, said the proposed changes …
Read More »Royal Mail may be allowed to stop second-class Saturday post
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s communications regulator looks set to allow Royal Mail to end second-class postal deliveries on Saturdays as part of a package of changes that it said was vital to …
Read More »Second class letter deliveries on Saturdays could be cut
[PA Media] 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 is also investigating whether to allow second class deliveries to be made on alternate weekdays, which could help cut costs for Royal Mail. …
Read More »Royal Mail set to axe part of Saturday service under string of new reforms
5 September 2024, 10:32 Second-class letter deliveries in UK could be scrapped on Saturdays. Picture: Alamy Royal Mail is poised to axe part of its Saturday delivery service as part of a series of proposed reforms. First-class letters would continue to be delivered six days a week under changes to …
Read More »Markets calmer after recent sell-off, EasyJet escapes FTSE 100 relegation, Royal Mail in potential Ofcom breakthrough, ASOS sells Topshop stake, Primark reveals soggy sales, Jet2’s visibility clouded
“More stable market conditions were welcome after the recent sell-off, with tentative signs that some investors might be shifting their mindset from panic to a state of calm,” says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell. “Nvidia was among the big names caught up in the sell-off and pre-market trading …
Read More »Royal Mail could scrap service to save money | My London News
Royal Mail may bid farewell to Saturday deliveries for second class letters if plans under consideration by industry regulator Ofcom go ahead. The watchdog, which has been considering the future of the universal postal service since January, has now disclosed that its prime focus is shaking up the second class …
Read More »Wirral West MP visits posties in Hoylake – Birkenhead News
Newly elected MP Matthew Patrick visited postal workers at Hoylake Delivery Office to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels to the community in his Wirral West constituency. He met local posties and heard how Royal Mail is adapting to the growth in parcels …
Read More »Controversial Royal Mail depot in Brighton gets green light | News
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail Could End Saturday Second Class Letter Deliveries As Part Of Cost-Cutting Reforms
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, …
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