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Guernsey Post has announced that it will be introducing changes to its postal rates from Wednesday 1st April 2020. In summary, the headline increases are as follows: - • The cost of a Bailiwick letter will rise by 2p from 48p to 50p.• The price of a UK letter will rise by 3p from 65p to 68p, which is 8p below the first class rate in the UK.• The price of a letter to Europe will rise from…

Guernsey Post has appointed Chris Jackson as its new Operations Director. Chris joins Guernsey Post from Healthspan, the UK's largest mail-order supplier of vitamins and health supplements, where he spent 20 years as Operations Director responsible for logistics, distribution and its UK based call centre.Boley Smillie, Chief Executive of Guernsey Post said: We are delighted to welcome Chris to…

Guernsey Electricity and Guernsey Post have completed the installation of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system in the Channel Islands on the roof of postal headquarters, Envoy House. Alan Bates, Guernsey Electricity chief executive officer, said: "Electricity is now being generated from the 654 panels mounted on the roof of Guernsey Post and is feeding directly into the Island's network…

Please note that due to changes to the scheduled departure times of the plane used to carry the mail from Alderney to Guernsey by Aurigny, post box collection times have changed to ensure customers can still connect with the same day UK despatch from Guernsey. The changes take effect from Friday 1st November and are as follows; Monday to Friday - the last collection from roadside boxes and the…

The Bailiwick School Eco Challenge is open to all local schools. Working in teams of two, three or four, the challenge entails one major project or a few smaller projects that improve the school's environmental sustainability. There will be three team categories consisting of 6 - 8-year olds, 9 - 12-year olds and 13 - 16-year olds. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday 11…

Guernsey Post has unveiled a special edition gold post-box at its Envoy House headquarters ahead of its 50th Anniversary of Postal Independence on Tuesday 1st October. Following the abolition of the General Post Office on the mainland in 1969, Guernsey's post boxes remained red until 1980 when they were painted a distinctive blue colour to complement Guernsey Post's new branding. The exception is…

Guernsey Electricity and Guernsey Post are on track to complete the installation of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system in the Channel Islands on the roof of the postal headquarters at Envoy House next month. The partnership was announced a year ago as Guernsey Post entered the final stages of converting its delivery fleet from Diesel to Electric vehicles. To offset the increase in carbon…

We would like to advise our customers that there will be no deliveries or collections on Monday 26th August as it is a Bank Holiday. Normal deliveries and collections will resume on Tuesday 27th August. Thanks Team GPL.

This week sees the launch of the seventh annual Dog Awareness Week in the UK by the CWU and Royal Mail. It is supported by a wide range of organisations and animal charities including the PDSA, the National Police Chief's Council, and the National Dog Wardens Association. A special Dog Awareness Week postmark will be applied to all stamped items from Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July, both in the…

Guernsey Post scooped top environmental honours at the UK Motor Transport Awards on Wednesday evening winning the Low Carbon Award. The prestigious event which takes place in London was attended by over 1,400 key industry personnel. Having been shortlisted with four other companies Guernsey Post came out on top against some very strong competition including the global distribution and delivery…