A GREAT-gran was astonished when Royal Mail returned a Christmas card and £10 postal order which was originally posted to her son 16 years ago. More: continued here
Read More »Pensioner who painted postbox gold in tribute to Olympic triathlon champion … – Daily Mail
Telegraph.co.uk Pensioner who painted postbox gold in tribute to Olympic triathlon champion …Daily MailRoyal Mail – which has been honouring British gold medalists throughout the games with gold postboxes in their hometown – had already decided to paint a postbox in nearby Horsforth, where the Brownlees were brought up. Mr …
Read More »Canada’s Olympic synchronized swim team ‘(pre)destined’ for fourth in London – Vancouver Sun
Canada's Olympic synchronized swim team '(pre)destined' for fourth in LondonVancouver SunLONDON — Royal Mail should have sponsored London's synchronized swimming events, seeing how every competing nation could have mailed in their performances and saved themselves the expense of coming to England to actually perform their routines …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Brownlee postbox row hits Leeds suburbs – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk Brownlee postbox row hits Leeds suburbsBBC NewsRoyal Mail painted a postbox gold in Horsforth, where the brothers grew up, to mark the victory, annoying people in Bramhope where the brothers now live. A postbox in Moor Road, Bramhope, has now been painted gold but Royal Mail has pledged to …
Read More »Brownlee postbox war hits Leeds suburbs – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk Brownlee postbox war hits Leeds suburbsBBC NewsRoyal Mail painted a postbox gold in Horsforth, where the brothers grew up, to mark the victory, annoying people in Bramhope where the brothers now live. A mystery vigilante painted a postbox in Moor Road, Bramhope, gold but Royal Mail repainted it red …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Olympic task nears conclusion – printweek.com
Royal Mail's Olympic task nears conclusionprintweek.com"Before the Olympics Royal Mail had never issued stamps on a Sunday before let alone issued six in one day, so it has been a record-breaking achievement in many ways. We tried to pin down as much as we could beforehand to make sure things …
Read More »Over-excited Olympics fan caught painting London post box gold – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Over-excited Olympics fan caught painting London post box goldTelegraph.co.ukHe got carried away with Olympic fever and decided to give a Royal Mail pillar box in Belvedere, south London, the treatment reserved for the hometowns of gold medallists. The 38-year-old was caught red-handed by police officers in Station Road at …
Read More »Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stamps – Businessweek
Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsBusinessweekThe Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special-issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing — and with Britain in third …
Read More »Overexcited Olympics fan caught painting London post box gold – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Overexcited Olympics fan caught painting London post box goldTelegraph.co.ukHe got carried away with Olympic fever and decided to give a Royal Mail pillar box in Belvedere, south London, the treatment reserved for the hometowns of gold medallists. The 38-year-old was caught red-handed by police officers in Station Road at …
Read More »War over 'wrong' Brownlee postbox
Leeds suburbs fight over the which should have the golden postbox for Olympic triathlon gold medallist Alistair Brownlee. More: continued here
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