14 April 2022, 12:21 Here’s how the Royal Mail delivery times are affected by the Easter weekend. Picture: Getty Here’s how the Easter weekend affects postal services from the Royal Mail and Post Office, including collections and delivering. With a four-day weekend for Easter 2022 to enjoy there also comes …
Read More »Royal Mail : rolls out new fully automated parcel sorting machine in Southampton
A new fully automated parcel sorting machine which can process 157,000 parcels per day has been installed by Royal Mail in Southampton. The parcel sorting machine – officially opened by Paul Holmes, MP for Eastleigh – is an intelligent system of conveyor belts and scanning technology that automatically sorts parcels …
Read More »Sunday newspaper round-up: Biden, Beer, Royal Mail
The White House clarified comments from Joe Biden who earlier had called for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ouster. In a speech delivered in Poland, Biden said: ““For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” A spokesman for the White soon after stated that US leader was not talking about …
Read More »Royal Mail : launches feature for posties to capture photos on delivery
Royal Mail is rolling out a new feature across the UK, offering photos taken by posties at the delivery address as confirmation of delivery for its customers using Royal Mail Tracked services*. The feature will give Royal Mail’s sending and receiving customers increased visibility of how and where mail is …
Read More »Credit Suisse downgrades Royal Mail, highlights parcel volume risks
Credit Suisse downgraded Royal Mail on Thursday to ‘underperform’ from ‘neutral’ and cut the price target to 345p from 558.11p, citing 10% potential downside. The bank pointed to downside risk to consensus parcel volume expectations of +3% in 2022-23 as it believes only a partial normalisation of online shopping habits …
Read More »Royal Mail : Quality of Service Q3 2021-22
In the third quarter of the year leading up to 5 December 2021, Royal Mail delivered 93.8 per cent of Second Class mail within three working days. The Company delivered 76.8 per cent of First Class mail the next working day with 92.5 per cent delivered within two days. While …
Read More »Postman Pot: Postie ‘high’ after accidentally eating ‘hash brownies’ delivered to office
Lifestyle 3 Feb, 2022 11:55 PM2 minutes to read Postmen filmed ‘high’ after ‘accidentally’ eating a mystery batch of ‘hash brownies. Video / Twitter The UK’s Royal Mail has launched an investigation after a video showed a postman staggering in the street after “accidentally” eating brownies laced with cannabis. The …
Read More »London midday: FTSE maintains gains as Royal Mail rallies on update
London stocks had maintained gains by midday on Tuesday, having taken their opening cue from a positive close on Wall Street, with Royal Mail pacing the advance after a well-received update. The FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,357.44, having slumped 2.6% on Monday amid growing tensions between Russia and …
Read More »JPMorgan puts Royal Mail on ‘Negative Catalyst Watch’, shares slump
Royal Mail slumped on Friday after JPMorgan Cazenove placed the shares on ‘Negative Catalyst Watch’ ahead of the company’s next update on 10 February. “While we don’t expect a disappointment on revenue, this will be supported by Covid testing and so will reverse over time,” JPM said. “We also believe …
Read More »Royal Mail successfully delivers letter addressed to ‘The Lord Bishop and his sexy wife’
Lifestyle 9 Jan, 2022 12:53 AM2 minutes to read Right Reverend John Inge and Helen Jane Colston Inge from Worcester attending day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse. Photo / Getty Images The Bishop of Worcester was surprised to see a letter in his mailbox addressed to him “and …
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