Tag: Royal Mail

Scottish post offices can take a pew as church leaders unveil proposal

Posted by | Apr 13, 2003 | |

A revolutionary plan to save Scotland’s threatened post offices will be unveiled by church leaders today. In a ground breaking decision the Church of Scotland is inviting congregations to use church halls and other buildings as new homes for hundreds of small post offices facing closure. The “pension and a prayer” plan, which is expected to be given approval, will be considered by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland when they meet in Edinburgh next month.

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Opus Trust acquires UK Royal Mail's share in Optecon UK

Posted by | Apr 11, 2003 | |

Royal Mail has sold its 50% holding in Optecon the joint venture formed with Opus Trust in November 2001. The 130-staff company was formed in the early 1990s as a transactional mailing division within Royal Mail, but became a separate firm in November 2001 in a joint venture. Optecon operations director Jon Pollett said: ‘We now have a more commercial market edge and we’re no longer focused on selling off the back of Royal Mail.’

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UK Postcomm asks customers what they want from the universal postal service

Posted by | Apr 10, 2003 | |

Postcomm has launched a three-month consultation to find out what users expect from the universal postal service currently provided by Royal Mail. A document published by Postcomm today invites postal users for the first time to comment on the universal service, to say what matters to them, and how they expect the service to develop – for example in response to changes in technology.

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UK post chief criticised for Highland threat

Posted by | Apr 9, 2003 | |

The regulator for the UK’s postal service yesterday accused the head of the Royal Mail of “holding customers hostage” following a warning that the Highlands’ postal service may be scrapped. Martin Stanley, chief executive of Postcomm, said that comments made last week by Allan Leighton, chairman of the Royal Mail, threatening to increase the isolation of remote communities, were “inexcusable”. In an open letter, Mr Stanley said that any failure to deliver a full postal service to the Highlands area would be met with “vigorous enforcement action by Postcomm”.

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Last post for mail in the Highlands; full service in rural areas 'impossible to maintain'

Posted by | Apr 4, 2003 | |

The head of the Royal Mail has warned Highlands and Islands customers that their full postal service may be scrapped. Allan Leighton, the organisation’s chairman, said a decision will be taken within the next 12 months to determine whether it will be able to continue fulfilling the same role at the same price as elsewhere in the country. However, Postcomm, the regulatory body, insisted last night that the Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) would have to continue.

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