The initiative is designed to help retailers boost footfall, serve communities, and earn extra income Royal Mail has partnered with C-Store Collective to expands its parcel locker network by installing units in or near convenience stores across the UK. The initiative is designed to give local retailers a new way …
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The NHS will receive its own Royal Mail postage classification in a bid to reduce missed appointments caused by delayed letters. A barcode system has been agreed between the NHS and Royal Mail to identify and prioritise medical letters, even during periods of national disruption such as strikes or poor …
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Bob Walton, 77, of Lostock, had not been receiving his mail regularly for months. He didn’t know an envelope was on its way that would affect his life. It would inform him he needed to be assessed for serious skin cancer – melanoma. He said: “Ordinary post and circulars hadn’t been …
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Royal Mail has warned that some of Ofcom’s proposed reforms to the universal service obligation go “against the wider government drive to reduce unnecessary regulation”. International Distribution Services (IDS), which owns Royal Mail, added that the changes outlined by Ofcom to the universal service obligation (USO) would not deliver a …
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Solar-powered postboxes with an extra-large slot for parcels are being trialled by Royal Mail. The firm says it is the biggest change to the design of the red postbox since its introduction more than 175 years ago. Five postboxes are currently being piloted – one in Fowlmere in Cambridgeshire, and …
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A month ago, just one or two more rate cuts were predicted for 2025 By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 04:59 EDT, 9 April 2025 Investors have ramped-up bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts amid growing fears the outbreak of a trade war will weigh heavily on economic growth. Signs …
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting said an agreement between the Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a new barcode system specifically for processing NHS letters would “ensure patients get their appointment information when they need it”. A letter to Ofcom, seen by the Telegraph, and co-signed both NHS and …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD CHIEF CITY REPORTER Published: 19:37 EDT, 9 April 2025 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 9 April 2025 First-class post may no longer be delivered within three days without increasing prices for customers, Royal Mail warned yesterday. The group also claimed that the watering down of delivery targets would …
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ROYAL Mail has revealed a huge shake-up to its famous red postboxes. The postal giant has given its iconic design a makeover, and people are bound to hate it. 2 The postal giant has given its iconic design a modern makeover, with new solar-powered postboxes popping up in parts of …
Read More »Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size. In the “biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago”, the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing …
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