Postal Service
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Postal firm suspends deliveries
Postal firm Whistl has suspended deliveries after private equity backer LDC pulled out of funding to help expand the business. The Dutch-owned company - formerly known as TNT - said it was now reviewing the viability of rolling out its delivery
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New local postal service costs 30p - is this the future?
A Cambridgeshire news agent has launched its own local postal service - and will deliver letters the next day to 19 local villages for just 30p. The service is regulated, insured, and runs seven days a week - for half the cost of Royal Mail. So
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Private eBay sellers now face fees on postage
Casually selling goods online has just got more expensive for those that choose to do it via eBay. The online auction site has extended the fees it charges private sellers to include postage
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Royal Mail cuts lost post compensation
Royal Mail has slashed the amount of compensation claimed for lost or damaged post from £46 to £20. Practically, it means for more expensive items, the compensation you're entitled to may now not cover your original delivery costs. The new
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Royal Mail misses 1st class target
The Royal Mail dipped slightly below its target for delivering first class letters on time at the end of last year, new figures have shown. The target for next-day delivery is 93%, but it was 91.2% in the period between September 24 and December
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Christmas stamp help for poorer
The Royal Mail is planning to keep stamp prices this Christmas the same as last year for people of "modest" means, the postal group's chief executive revealed. Moya Greene said she realised any increase in stamp prices was a
