Britain's media regulator set new minimum acceptable delivery deadlines for Royal Mail on Thursday, changed some existing ...

Ofcom has announced that an alternate weekday service will replace Saturday deliveries on second-class post.

Second-class post would no longer be delivered on Saturdays by Royal Mail under the changes allowed by Ofcom.

Royal Mail will start to deliver second-class letters on every other weekday and not on Saturdays to help cut costs, the industry regulator has said. Ofcom said a reform to postal service was needed ...

The regulator said that from July 28, Royal Mail will be allowed to deliver second-class post on alternate days from Monday to Friday only.

Royal Mail will be allowed to scrap Saturday deliveries for second class post and switch to an alternate weekday service instead from later this month, regulator Ofcom has announced.

Lewes resident, Suzy Nelson said: "It’s a failing system that instead of daily post we’re getting it once a week if we’re lucky, sometimes if we’re less lucky, it’s once a fortnight.

Ofcom has given the green light to Royal Mail to axe the six-day-a-week service for second-class letters from later this month.

Royal Mail will be allowed to scrap Saturday deliveries for second-class post and switch to an alternate weekday service instead from later this month, regulator Ofcom has announced.