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# Friday, 06 May 2011

A series of tube strikes have been announced by the Rail Maritime and Transport union. They are planning six days of action over a two week period later this month and in June. Drivers will walk out for between 9 and 24 hours from Monday 16th May to Friday 20th May and again from Monday 13th June to Friday 17th June. The move follows a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action by RMT members in protest at the dismissal of two drivers Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas. If it goes ahead it is likely to cause widespread disruption which could affect millions of customers.

posted on Friday, 06 May 2011 16:47:46 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Friday the 29th of April is a public holiday due to the Royal wedding taking place. As a result of this there are no Royal Mail deliveries or collections on this day. All mail received in the PC2Paper system after our 4pm cut off will be sent on the next available working day Tuesday the 3rd of May. Monday the 2nd of May is also a Bank holiday in the UK. There are also no Royal Mail deliveries or collections on this day. PC2Paper will be closed from close of business on the 28th of April and will be open as normal on Tuesday the 3rd of May. During this time all mail received in our systems will be queued and processed when we reopen.

posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:46:41 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Monday, 18 April 2011

Friday the 22nd of April and Monday the 25th of April are public holidays in the UK. During these days there are no Royal Mail collections or deliveries. Any mail sent after close of business (4pm) on Thursday the 23rd of April will be queued in the PC2Paper system and processed on the next available working day which is Tuesday 26th April. Customers should also be aware that letters will take longer to reach their destinations during this time. Any customer queries received during this time will also be answered when we reopen on Tuesday the 23rd of April.

posted on Monday, 18 April 2011 11:41:16 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Royal Mail are increasing their postage prices from the 4th of April 2011. As a result of this increase PC2Paper prices will increase accordingly. The postage price for first class mail up to 100g will increase to 46p whilst second class mail will increase to 36p. The cost of a Large Letter stamp will rise to 75p for first class items and 58p for second class items. In order to take into account these increases PC2Paper prices will rise after close of business on Friday 1st of April for all mail sent on the next working day Monday the 4th of April.

posted on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 14:58:45 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback
# Tuesday, 15 March 2011
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Royal Mail have recently released some new stamps featuring characters from myths and legends. The Magical Realms issue was released on the 9th of May and features characters from the legends of King Arthur, the Narnia stories of CS Lewis, JK Rowling's Harry Potter series and the Discworld of Sir Terry Pratchett. The 1st class stamps are available featuring Rincewind, Nanny Ogg, Dumbledore and Voldemort. Merlin and Morgan le Fay feature on the 60p stamp and Aslan and The White Witch feature on the 97p stamp.

posted on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 13:32:44 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 03 March 2011

Royal Mail have apologised for its performance during the festive period as it emerged last Christmas was the worst performance since records began. Only one in three letters sent via first class mail met the companies target of arriving on the next working day. Some customers only received their cards and presents in the middle of January. Royal Mail has said that the delays were caused by extremely bad weather during December but consumer groups are unconvinced. Here at PC2Paper we certainly experienced delays in December due to very deep snow meaning Royal Mail vans were unable to collect from post boxes and businesses. The knock on effect and huge backlog of mail caused delays well into the middle of January. We did also experience more lost mail during this period as a result. That being said, we did have rather a lot of snow with up to 18 inches in the area local to our office so we can understand why there was so much disruption to the usually very good service.

posted on Thursday, 03 March 2011 17:35:24 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 13 January 2011

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Royal Mail has recently launched a set of new stamps featuring the creations of Gerry Anderson. He is the man who created the Thunderbirds. The stamps feature Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Supercar, Joe 90 and the Thunderbirds.

posted on Thursday, 13 January 2011 14:18:53 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 06 January 2011

Many commuters will have found they are paying a lot more for their train ticket this week as prices have gone up across the network. Prices have gone up an average of 6% but on some routes such as those run by Southeastern commuters have seen increases of as much as 12%. This article has a useful map showing the increases across the rail network so you can see how your journey has been affected.

posted on Thursday, 06 January 2011 10:38:13 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback