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# Friday, 09 April 2010

As of the 6th of April PC2Paper has increased it's postage prices to take into account the increase in Royal Mail Prices. A 1 page letter sent via our services with standard printing option will now cost 65p sent via 1st class mail and 56p sent via 2nd class mail. Prices for overseas mail sent from the UK have also gone up to take into account the Royal Mail price increases.

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# Thursday, 01 April 2010

Friday the 2nd of April and Monday the 5th of April are public holidays within the UK. There are no postal deliveries or collection on these days. All letters sent after 4pm on Thursday the 1st of April will be processed and posted on the next available working day which is Tuesday the 6th of April. Any letters sent during this time will remain in your "waiting to be sent" queue until Tuesday the 6th of April. In addition to this customers should be aware that any letters sent using the Special Next Day Delivery service after close of business (5pm UK time) on Wednesday the 31st of March will arrive on the next working day which is Tuesday the 6th of April.

posted on Thursday, 01 April 2010 13:13:31 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 24 March 2010

104600499_james1Royal Mail have recently launched some new stamps which feature Kings and Queens from the House of Stewart. Pictured is the first class stamp which depicts James I who reigned from 1406 to 1437. James II and James III also feature on the first class stamps. James IV and James V are pictured on the 62p stamps and Mary Queen of Scots and James VI are pictured on the 91p stamps. They are available to purchase from this week.

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# Thursday, 18 March 2010

British Airways' chief executive is in last minute talks to try and avert planned strike action due to take place this weekend. British Airways and the Unite union have been in several hours of talks today to try and resolve a dispute over cost cuts. If the talks fail cabin crew are planning a series of stoppages starting on Saturday. BA are expecting to be able to fly around 65% of its customers this weekend during the strike action with a total of 1,100 flights out of the 1,950 scheduled being cancelled. Cabin crew are also planning another four day walkout starting on the 27th of March.

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# Friday, 12 March 2010

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Royal Mail have recently launched some new stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Battersea Dog and cats home. The stamps feature a number of animals that have been re-homed by the organisation over the years.

posted on Friday, 12 March 2010 08:50:54 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 10 March 2010

A detail in the recent agreement between Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Unions will mean that they are no longer limited to delivering just three items of junk mail per household. This could mean that there will a sharp rise in the amount of junk mail that Royal Mail customers receive. If you want to cut down on the amount junk mail that you are getting this article has some useful tips. It suggests sending an email to optout@royalmail.co.uk with your name and address stating that you do not want to receive door to door mail. Writing to your local delivery office telling them to end deliveries of unaddressed mail and registering with the Mailing Preferences Service as just some of the ways to cut your junk mail mountain.

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# Tuesday, 09 March 2010

PC2Paper are pleased to announce that we have reduced the cost of our colour laser printing. The cost per page has recently reduced from 60p a page to just 30p a page on our standard 80 gsm paper. We have also recently added a new 100 gsm paper option for those prints when you want a slightly better quality paper.

posted on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:09:05 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 25 February 2010

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Royal Mail has launched a new set of stamps to celebrate the Royal Society's 350th anniversary. The set of 10 stamps show some famous figures from the world's oldest science academy. They include Sir Isaac Newton, physicist and optical pioneer; Benjamin Franklin, inventor of the lightning conductor; Edward Jenner, inventor of vaccination; Charles Babbage, developer of programmable computers; Alfred Russel Wallace, pioneer of evolution theory; Joseph Lister, inventor of antiseptic surgery; Ernest Rutherford, founding father of nuclear physics; Dorothy Hodgkin, inventor of x-ray crystallography; and Sir Nicholas Shackleton, pioneer of climate research.

posted on Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:19:18 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Trackback