Royal Mail has installed a new high-speed Parcel Sortation Machine at its Plymouth Mail Centre, as part of its continued drive to improve efficiency and meet growing demand for next day deliveries. The new machine was unveiled by Rebecca Smith, the MP for South West Devon.
The Mail Centre, which covers the entire PL postcode area across west Devon and east Cornwall, already processes...
After the last of the Christmas presents have been unwrapped and all the cards have been opened, you may be wise to spare a thought to writing your thank you letters if you want to avoid being given a cheaper gift next year.
New research by Royal Mail has revealed the true cost of not saying thank you for Christmas presents.
Of those people expecting thank you letters, over...
Royal Mail has today revealed that the Midlands is the most festive region of the UK according to information from its address database. It has more festive street names than any other UK region.
The region has around 560 Christmas themed street names and enjoys festive street names such as Reindeer Road, Noel Street, Bell Close and the ubiquitous Holly Street.
The Post Office has secured further government funding to complete its modernisation programme which has already brought huge benefits to customers up and down the country.
Postal Affairs Minister Jo Swinson announced investment of £640 million from 2015 to 2018 to maintain the network of over 11,500 Post Office branches. This investment will make sure Post Office branches are...
A Royal Mail workers' strike by the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) due to take place in Plymouth and around the rest of the country on Monday (4 November), has been called off after significant progress in talks between the two sides over pay and pensions.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday (30 October), the Royal Mail and the CWU said they are committed to finalising an...
The government has given notice of its intention to proceed with the privatisation of what it has indicated will be the majority part of the Royal Mail.
Notice has been given to the London Stock Exchange with the plans set to begin in the coming weeks.
10% of the shares will be given to UK Royal Mail employees - 150,000 given free with a priority offer for additional shares,...
Royal Mail has announced that Martin Clark, Artistic Director of Tate St Ives, will be a regional judge of its Christmas Stamp Design competition.
Martin will be giving his expert opinion on a shortlist of 10 entries received from children aged 4-11-years-old from across the South West region. The designs have already been shortlisted from 240,000 entries that have been sent in from...
