Representatives of small businesses and workers have expressed concern at “drastic’’ plans to reduce the frequency of second-class post deliveries, warning it could have damaging knock-on effects for the economy. Royal Mail is proposing to cut the delivery of second-class letters to every other weekday as it looks to tackle …
Read More »Letter deliveries could be halved under Royal Mail reforms
The Royal Mail wants to reduce the delivery of second class letters to every other weekday under proposals to reform the postal service. The plans will see first class post continued to be delivered six days a week but second class post deliveries will be halved to three deliveries a …
Read More »Colchester residents frustrated with lack of Royal Mail deliveries
Royal Mail’s Colchester depot has once again come under fire from the city’s residents who are said to be falling victim to severe postal delays. According to reports, some homeowners and tenants only receive their mail once a month, with some seeing their lives turned upside down as a result. Emily Johnson, for …
Read More »Royal Mail names Heathrow exec Emma Gilthorpe as new boss after hiking price of stamps for third time in a year
By Leah Montebello Updated: 18:10 EDT, 2 April 2024 Royal Mail has named a senior Heathrow executive as its next boss – just as it hikes the price of stamps for the third time in a year. Emma Gilthorpe, who is the airport’s chief operating officer, will join the delivery …
Read More »Five-bedroom mansion once owned by mastermind of £70m Royal Mail fraud can be yours for £2.75million – and you’ll have Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne for neighbours too
A five-bedroom mansion once owned by a scammer who fleeced the Royal Mail out of £70million has gone up for sale after being seized. Complete with a detached pool house, the sprawling property is the former home of Narinder Sandhu, 62, who used the proceeds of an elaborate postage scam to buy …
Read More »Royal Mail barcode stamps: Customers fined £5 over issues
Members of the public have been complaining to Royal Mail that they are having to pay £5 to collect post which has been deemed to have counterfeit stamps on it. It is alleged that fake stamps were purchased from Royal Mail directly, leading to fears they are being wrongly labelled …
Read More »FIVE at FIVE: Royal Mail urges change; British Bonds launch; Spurs stake sale – Proactive Investors
1. Royal Mail owner proposes 'urgent' reforms to letter delivery service In a submission to Ofcom, the group said it still pledged to deliver … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail warns of jobs chop under plans to scrap second-class deliveries on Saturdays
ROYAL MAIL has warned that up to 1,000 jobs could be axed under plans to scrap second-class letter deliveries on Saturdays. In its submission to a consultation on the future of the universal postal service (USO) by industry regulator Ofcom, the privatised company also proposes to cut the service to …
Read More »Why Royal Mail’s second class post shake-up won’t save it from losses
In a further headache, Royal Mail risks another clash with unions after bruising strikes last year that cost the company £1m a day. The changes are expected to cut the number of delivery routes by up to 9,000 – a move that is expected to lead to around 1,000 redundancies. …
Read More »Inside the mansion seized from Royal Mail fraudster who stole £70m in elaborate scam
The five-bedroom mansion in Buckinghamshire was once owned by Narinder Sandhu who used the proceeds of an elaborate postage scam to buy it along with a Bentley and a Rolls-Royce The mansion once owned by a scammer who defrauded Royal Mail of £70m has gone up for sale ( Image: …
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