Daily Mail Royal Mail 'put up cost of stamps instead of trying to save money': Service …Daily MailRoyal Mail has been accused by MPs of using its universal service commitment as an excuse to raise stamp prices. First and second-class stamps will rise by a penny to 63p and 54p …
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More than 100 people filled the Export American Legion Wednesday evening, urging representatives of the U.S. Postal Service to return a post office to the … More: continued here
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WAGGONER — This tiny community lost its final open storefront last week, and residents are now driving 5 miles for post office services.At least, temporarily.The post office in Waggoner, a Montgomery County town of about 270 that's 30 miles south of Springfield, closed March 2 due to health and safety …
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Read More »Royal Mail 'put up cost of stamps instead of trying to save money': Service accused of using commitment to deliver …
First and second-class stamps will rise by a penny to 63p and 54p respectively on March 30, sparking claims that loyal customers are being forced to prop up flagging parcel revenues. More: continued here
Read More »Competition for Royal Mail could threaten universal service, MPs warn
Commons committee urges Ofcom to be vigilant about changes in market that might jeopardise six-day-a-week flat-rate service Royal Mail’s capacity to deliver post across the country six days a week for the same price could come under threat from postal competition, MPs have said as they called for the regulator …
Read More »Post Office official says decision on new location to be made within two weeks – New Canaan Advertiser
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Read More »UK MPs warn Royal Mail against further price hikes – Reuters UK
Reuters UK UK MPs warn Royal Mail against further price hikesReuters UKRoyal Mail, in which the government retained a 30 percent stake after its privatisation in 2013, is the country's chosen postal operator tasked with delivering mail across the country, six days a week, at uniform prices – the so …
Read More »Postal Service releases possible sites for Newhall Post Office – Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Postal Service releases possible sites for Newhall Post OfficeSanta Clarita Valley SignalThe United States Postal Service has released a list of four sites being eyed as possible new homes for the Newhall Post Office, which was forced to move to Stevenson Ranch last year after losing its lease. Three of …
Read More »UK lawmakers warn Royal Mail against further price hikes
A committee of British lawmakers on Thursday warned postal operator Royal Mail (LSE: RMG.L – news) not to increase its prices to help the firm meet its state-mandated delivery obligations, and to instead focus on improving efficiency. Royal Mail, in which the government retained a 30 percent stake after its …
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