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Belfast Telegraph Royal Mail shakes up collectionsBelfast TelegraphCollection times at thousands of post boxes are also to be brought forward under a move that will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their rounds. Royal Mail said the changes will ensure it is able to maintain its estate of …

ITV News Royal Mail collection changes adds 'insult to injury'ITV NewsChanges to collection times at thousands of Royal Mail post boxes adds "insult to injury" after its privatisation, the shadow business secretary said. PA Wire Chuka Umunna has criticised the changes to collection times. Credit: PA Wire. Up to 50,000 …

ITV News Royal Mail cuts almost half of its late collection timesITV NewsBetween 45,000-50,000 of its 115,3001 postboxes will be moved to an earlier collection time between 9am and 3pm. PA Wire Credit: PA Wire. The company said there will be a late posting box within half a mile and …

ITV News Royal Mail to cut almost half of late collection timesITV NewsThe company said there will be a late posting box within half a mile and have pledged to add 2,000 more postboxes to its network. Royal Mail said the changes will "improve the efficiency of its collection arrangements". …

Spalding Guardian ROYAL MAIL: Is this a servicewe can expect?Spalding GuardianThousands of Spalding shoppers are inconvenienced. Are Sainsbury's really so lacking in clout? Are Royal Mail alone responsible for such an arrogant, silly, short-sighted, inconsiderate, we-don't-care decision? Is it a clue to the service we can expect … More: continued …

Ballymoney and Moyle Times Royal Mail to make changes to collection timesBallymoney and Moyle TimesAs part of changes to the post box network announced this week, Royal Mail plans to move up to 300 (12%) of its NI post boxes which carry fewer than 50 items per day to an …

Coleraine Times Royal Mail to make changes to collection timesColeraine TimesAs part of changes to the post box network announced this week, Royal Mail plans to move up to 300 (12%) of its NI post boxes which carry fewer than 50 items per day to an earlier collection time. The …

The Business Secretary has refused to apologise over the Government's handling of the privatisation of Royal Mail, after a critical report from the spending watchdog. The National Audit Office said ministers sold shares for less than they were worth. More: continued here

Market Report: Good news for Royal Mail shareholdersThe IndependentRoyal Mail has argued that many of its rural collections are uneconomic, but the regulator Ofcom has ruled that it must have post- boxes within half a mile of 98 per cent of UK households. The company said: “Rather than decommission uneconomic …

Royal Mail said the changes, which will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their rounds, will ensure it is able to maintain its estate of 115,000 post boxes, despite a 33% drop in volumes since 2005. More: continued here