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DOG owners in Kent are being warned to keep their pets under control after more than 100 postmen were attacked last year. Between April 2012 and April 2013, 133 postmen and women were attacked in Kent – fifty four of which happened in Tonbridge, followed by 37 in Medway, 23 …
Read More »Royal Mail invest £70m in barcode tracking – TameBay
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Read More »Northampton’s former Royal Mail site may become school – BBC News
Northampton's former Royal Mail site may become schoolBBC NewsA former Royal Mail sorting office in Northampton could be converted into a 1,200 place secondary school by 2015, an education trust has confirmed. The David Ross Education Trust said the Barrack Road site was its first choice for a new school …
Read More »Almost 20 posties bitten in Darlington between April 2012 and 2013 – The Northern Echo
Edinburgh Evening News Almost 20 posties bitten in Darlington between April 2012 and 2013The Northern EchoDOGS Trust Darlington is supporting Royal Mail Dog Awareness Week to highlight the number of postal workers injured by dogs each year. Royal Mail figures reveal there were 19 incidents involving dogs and postmen in …
Read More »Royal Mail warns owners to control their dogs as 133 postmen attacked in Kent – This is Kent
This is Kent Royal Mail warns owners to control their dogs as 133 postmen attacked in KentThis is KentTom O'Kane, Royal Mail's director of safety, said: "For the first time, we are holding a Dog Awareness Week to raise awareness of the problems our postmen and women face daily when …
Read More »Royal Mail warns owners to control their dogs as 133 postmen…
DOG owners in Kent are being warned to keep their pets under control after more than 100 postmen were attacked last year. Between April 2012 and April 2013, 133 postmen and women were attacked in Kent – fifty four of which happened in Tonbridge, followed by 37 in Medway, 23 …
Read More »Unions prepare for battle over Royal Mail’s future – The Conversation
The Guardian Unions prepare for battle over Royal Mail's futureThe ConversationUnion opposition to the Royal Mail sell-off comes as no surprise to any of us. Postmen and women are well known within the public sector for their militancy. But their response must be careful; both the government and potential corporate …
Read More »Radical: Mohammed Benares, a Royal Mail Worker from Birmingham, has been … – Daily Mail
Radical: Mohammed Benares, a Royal Mail Worker from Birmingham, has been …Daily MailA man with links to radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for two years for terrorism offences. Royal Mail worker Mohammed Benares, 45, had terror guides showing how to make a bomb and detonator and how …
Read More »Royal Mail deliveries halted in Meltham after dog bite – Huddersfield Examiner
Royal Mail deliveries halted in Meltham after dog biteHuddersfield ExaminerMail deliveries have been suspended in parts of Meltham after a postman on his round was badly bitten by a dog. Over 100 addresses in the village have been left without deliveries since the horrific incident last Tuesday. But residents claim …
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