Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in four days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be one business day before the record date which is the cut-off date on which you must be present on the company’s books as a shareholder in order to receive …
Read More »Postman sacked after parcels he left in woman’s bin were thrown away
A postman was sacked after he forged a customer’s signature and left her undelivered parcels in a rubbish bin – only for them to be thrown away before she got to them. Samuel Shirley told an employment tribunal he had an ‘agreement’ with the householder that he would leave her …
Read More »Finalists of pandemic heroes’ stamp competition announced
Royal Mail announced the winners of a regional competition to encourage youngsters to design stamps inspired by heroes of the pandemic. To recognize the crucial role of key and frontline workers during the Covid crisis, the competition was open to UK schoolchildren. Maddie Bonsey, age 13, Netherthorpe School Chesterfield, Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail takes man to court over alleged stolen post
A man will go on trial over allegations he stole post belonging to the Royal Mail group. Samson Daramola, 27, of Vicarage Road, Watford, is due to appear at Wood Green Crown Court on December 20. He pleaded not guilty to four charges, including theft of mail bag and/or postal …
Read More »Finalists of pandemic heroes’ stamp competition announced
Royal Mail has announced the 24 regional winners of a competition for youngsters to design stamps based on heroes of the pandemic. The competition was open to UK schoolchildren to mark the important role played by key and frontline workers, as well as others, during the Covid crisis. Maddie Bonsey, …
Read More »The Royal Mail share price – where next?
The Royal Mail (LON:RMG) share price has risen by 19.4% over the past month and it’s currently trading at 507.6p. For investors considering whether to buy, hold or sell the stock, the question now is whether this price run will continue. According to the company’s analysts, there are certainly reasons to think it will …
Read More »Northwich residents anger at Royal Mail over lack of post
ISSUES with the non-delivery of post remain in parts of Northwich, with staffing issues at the main sorting office being blamed. The problem first came to light at the beginning of November, with residents in Kingsmead growing particularly being affected by post not being delivered. There have been reports that …
Read More »Black Friday: FTSE plunges 3% on South Africa variant fears
Updated: UK and European stock markets have dropped more than 3% on fears of a new highly transmissible coronavirus variant spreading from South Africa. Following heavy selling in Asia, where the benchmark MSCI index tumbled 2%, the FTSE 100 plunged 3.3% or 240 points to 7,070 at the open, wiping …
Read More »Sunderland schoolgirl named regional winner in Royal Mail’s ‘Heroes of the Pandemic’ stamp competition
Precious Alexis Maranon, 13, a pupil at St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy, was one of a Guinness world record 606,049 entries from 7,479 schools to enter the Royal Mail competition. The competition was open to UK children aged 4-14, to design a stamp to celebrate their “Heroes of the Pandemic”. …
Read More »The Royal Mail share price – where next?
The Royal Mail (LON:RMG) share price has risen by 19.4% over the past month and it’s currently trading at 507.6p. For investors considering whether to buy, hold or sell the stock, the question now is whether this price run will continue. According to the company’s analysts, there are certainly reasons to think it will …
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