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Royal Mail is to cut its late collection times at postboxes by almost half. Between 45,000-50,000 of its 115,3001 postboxes will be moved to an earlier collection time between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here

Changes to collection times at thousands of Royal Mail post boxes adds "insult to injury" after its privatisation, the shadow business secretary said. More: continued here

Royal Mail is to cut its late collection times at postboxes by almost half. Between 45,000-50,000 of its 115,3001 postboxes will be moved to an earlier collection time. More: continued here

THE last collection time at almost 50,000 Royal Mail post boxes is to be made earlier under plans that will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their daytime rounds. More: continued here

The Independent Half of post boxes to be emptied once a day as Royal Mail cuts costsThe Independent“The majority of postboxes will retain a 4pm or later final collection as they have now,” the Royal Mail said. “We will ensure that there is a late posting box within half a …

Currently, the boxes are emptied after 4pm, but Royal Mail has moved the times to between 9am and 3pm as part of a restructuring. More: continued here

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 …