[ad_1] Responding to today’s announcement, CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said “We recognise Royal Mail now operates in a permanently changed world of communications. The mix of letter decline and parcel growth does present a legitimate challenge to securing the future of the universal service obligation – something that remains a crucial part of our…
[ad_1] By David Hartwig Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates artifacts in the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom’s national museum of arms and armor, with 12 stamps in a Jan. 30 issue. Stamps in a set of eight show examples of 16th-century and 17th-century armor owned by monarchs such as King Henry VIII, King Charles I,…
[ad_1] By EMMA GILTHORPE ROYAL MAIL CHIEF EXECUTIVE Updated: 17:01 EST, 30 January 2025 Off the west coast of Scotland, there is a small island called Kerrera. It’s home to just 35 people and an array of wildlife, including several peacocks. Mark is one of the island’s residents and the local postie. Every Monday to…
[ad_1] By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:01 EST, 30 January 2025 The Ofcom review of Royal Mail focuses on how best to ensure a reliable delivery service for consumers amid the fast-declining volumes of post. The regulator has come down on the side of a less frequent second-class, low-price service and a…
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[ad_1] The regulator said that after a consultation, it had provisionally concluded that reducing the second class letter service to alternate weekdays, while keeping first class deliveries six days a week, would continue to meet postal users’ needs. This would save Royal Mail between £250 million and £425 million a year, according to Ofcom. The…
[ad_1] Multi-award-winning premium student accommodation provider True Student is bringing its innovative take on student accommodation to the East Midlands, with the historic former Nottingham Royal Mail sorting office set to be its latest opening. Having remained vacant for 20 years, the landmark scheme has breathed new life into the historic building, transforming it into…
[ad_1] The concept of mail delivery has undergone substantial changes over the past two decades, and now the future of second-class delivery on Saturdays hangs under the consideration of industry regulators. Ofcom has proposed significant reforms to how Royal Mail operates, particularly focusing on its Universal Service Obligation (USO), which mandates mail delivery six days…
[ad_1] Second-class deliveries on Saturdays could become a thing of the past under proposed changes to the postal service. Ofcom has announced plans to cut second-class mail deliveries to every other weekday, with no second-class deliveries on Saturdays. The proposals also include a price cap on second-class stamps. The suggestions from the regulator are part…
[ad_1] What if Ofcom had cut Royal Mail some slack half a decade ago? What if the universal service obligation (USO), the requirement on the postal operator to deliver nationwide six days a week at a uniform price, had been tweaked before letter volumes fully fell off the cliff? Would Royal Mail’s finances have been…