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Dwindling letter volumes means many post boxes no longer cover their costs, so between 45,000 – 50,000 will be emptied earlier, while rural Scotland and Northern Ireland will get new boxes. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail Peterborough staff walk-out affects 4000 customersBBC NewsPostal deliveries to about 4,000 Cambridgeshire customers were disrupted when about 70 Royal Mail staff walked out over a management dispute. Sorting and delivery staff at the Orton Southgate office in Peterborough walked out at 06:45 BST. A union … More: …

Plymouth Herald Plymouth's Tinside Lido to feature on new Royal Mail stampPlymouth HeraldRoyal Mail's new first class stamp bears the image of the city's iconic Tinside Lido. The stamp is set to launch on September 18. It is part of a collection featuring Britain's seaside towns as well-loved national institutions …

The collection time at almost 50,000 Royal Mail post boxes is to be brought forward earlier in the day. Some 47,500 post boxes will see collection times as early as 9am, instead of the usual 5pm. Royal Mail, which was privatised last year, said it will also add around 2,000 …

Collection times at Royal Mail' s post boxes will move forward to between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here

The Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury was evacuated when the basement filled with smoke. More: continued here

Collection times at thousands of post boxes are to be brought forward under plans 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 115,000 post boxes, despite a 33% drop in volumes …

BBC News Scottish Government's Royal Mail nationalisation pledge 'uncosted'Public FinanceThe business, skills and innovation select committee said in a report on business issues raised by next month's referendum that taking Royal Mail back into public ownership 'may well be an attractive campaigning tool'. However, information was lacking …Independent Scotland based …

BBC News Royal Mail cuts half its later collection timesBBC NewsRoyal Mail said many post boxes no longer cover their costs: "Rather than decommission uneconomic postboxes, while staying within the regulated density requirement, Royal Mail will ensure their viability by improving the efficiency of its collections … More: continued here

Collection times at almost half the Royal Mail's collection boxes will be brought forward to between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here