Telegraph.co.uk Great Train Robbers 'planned second Royal Mail rail heist' – TelegraphTelegraph.co.ukNow, previously unseen documents suggest that criminals linked to the Great Train Robbery planned a second raid on another Royal Mail rail service only months later. Police investigating the original theft received a series of "reliable" tip-offs that …and …
Read More »Royal Mail Issues Tube-Themed Stamps
In yet another salute for the London Underground’s 150th, Royal Mail have released a set of commemorative stamps. The six designs all use familiar images from the century and a half of operations, from the opening of the Paddington to Farringdon stretch in 1863 up to the opening of Canary …
Read More »Royal Mail Issues Tube-Themed Stamps – Londonist
The Guardian Royal Mail Issues Tube-Themed StampsLondonistIn yet another salute for the London Underground's 150th, Royal Mail have released a set of commemorative stamps. The six designs all use familiar images from the century and a half of operations, from the opening of the Paddington to Farringdon …Royal Mail stamps …
Read More »Royal Mail to issue ‘Doctor Who’ stamps – Houston Chronicle
Royal Mail to issue 'Doctor Who' stampsHouston ChronicleThe many characters in the science-fiction show "Doctor Who" will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013. Britain's Royal Mail is marking the 50th anniversary of the popular show with a series of stamps featuring the 11 …
Read More »Royal Mail stamps mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground
Royal Mail stamps mark London Underground's 150th anniversary. More: continued here
Read More »SNP claims Royal Mail privatisation threatens Aberdeenshire service – STV Local
SNP claims Royal Mail privatisation threatens Aberdeenshire serviceSTV LocalThe SNP have warned that moves to privatise Royal Mail could have grievous consequences for rural areas in Scotland, such as Deeside. Local MSP Dennis Robertson said that current plans to introduce an "end-to-end" service posed a real threat, which …and more » …
Read More »Royal Mail stamps mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground – Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail Royal Mail stamps mark the 150th anniversary of the London UndergroundTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail is issuing a set of ten special stamps, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. The stamps are issued on 9 January 2013 which marks the exact date of the opening of the Metropolitan Railway …
Read More »Don’t let Tories play The Last Post for Royal Mail – Scottish Daily Record
Don't let Tories play The Last Post for Royal MailScottish Daily RecordIslanders fared the worst, though mainland Scotland suffered, too. Citizens Advice say retailers should offer a Royal Mail delivery because the state-owned company's “universal service obligation” means it must send to anywhere in the UK for the same … …
Read More »MP calls for action to save Royal Mail – Morning Star Online
MP calls for action to save Royal MailMorning Star OnlineAngus MP Mike Weir has won the support of postal union CWU for a motion calling on the Westminster government to ensure protection for the Royal Mail's"universal service obligation." And more than 70 MPs from across the parties have signed the …
Read More »Mail chiefs in service vow as sorting office is axed
ROYAL Mail is pledging to provide a bumper service to residents in Glasgow's East End despite shutting the area's only sorting office. More: continued here
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