Royal Mail

Mailstrom: UK's Royal Mail Faces Similar Woes as USPS – Brandchannelbrandchannel.comRoyal Mail's origins pre-date the American Revolution. Royal Mail has been part of the fabric of British life, as visible and respected as, well, the Queen of England. The Royal Mail has always had an ironclad guarantee of reliability, value …

Northampton Chronicle & Echo Row over plans to hide Royal Mail sorting officeNorthampton Chronicle & EchoRoyal Mail applied to Northampton Borough Council for permission to screen the former sorting office in Barrack Road behind three large advertising boards. They said the move was needed to cover the fire-damaged building while …

Sunday Times reports float could be at a knock-down price of £2.5bn.         More: continued here

The Week UK Royal Mail set for autumn stock exchange floatThe Week UKRoyal Mail's 130,000 workers would receive stakes of up to £2,000 each under the plan, which the government has yet to formalise. Any such move would evoke memories of the British Gas sell-off during the Thatcher years, where …

Michael Fallon MP: Why we're right to modernise Royal Mail – ConservativeHomeConservative Home (blog)Royal Mail rightly has a special place in public affection as an essential part of Britain 's economic and social fabric. The iconic red – and glittering Olympic gold – pillar boxes and the one price goes …

The Times (subscription) Priced to go: Royal Mail set for float this autumnThe Times (subscription)Royal Mail is heading for a stock market flotation in the autumn, but at a knockdown price of less than £2.5 billion. As in the big privatisations of the Thatcher years, the sell-off of the state …

The Times (subscription) Royal Mail celebrates Britannia with commemorative stampsThe Times (subscription)Commemorative stamps are being issued to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of the Royal Yacht Britannia. The book of 10 Royal Mail first-class stamps features images of the yacht being launched by the Queen in 1953, the …

Alison Corfield says she is delighted by the parish council's decision to correct her great uncle's memorial name. Mrs. Corfield, from Shrewsbury , says her family had tried to hide the extra "s" by covering it with mud. More: continued here

First farce post means thousands pay extra on mailThe Scottish SunIt perhaps underlines the challenge Royal Mail faces. Competition from mobile phones and the internet has threatened our beloved universal postal service. We rightly value the Royal Mail. I've seen first-hand my local depot staff's hard work and, of …Trident …

BBC News Stamps mark Royal Yacht Britannia launchBBC NewsRoyal Mail spokesman Andrew Hammond said: "HMY Britannia has played a hugely important part in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and it's only fitting that its anniversary should be marked with a set of Royal Mail commemorative stamps that will travel …