Cost of sending Guernsey letters to rise in April

The price of sending a letter in and from Guernsey is set to increase from 1 April.

Posting a standard letter locally will rise from 69p to 75p, with a UK standard letter rising from £1.37 to £1.45. However, all parcel rates will remain the same.

Guernsey Post said it continued to face cost pressures within its supply chain, but had "absorbed a significant proportion of the increases which is reflected in this year's tariff".

It also confirmed a new tracked service to send parcels to the UK was due to launch in the summer.

Guernsey Post Chief Executive Steve Sheridan said: "It is part of our ongoing commitment to support the full range of customers we serve, from islanders posting everyday items to established business and retail customers and our growing e-commerce community."

Full details of all rate changes would be available on the Guernsey Post website from 18 March, bosses said.

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