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MBE for Barry 'unsung hero' Graham Underdown!Barry and District NewsBy Sharon Harris » A ROYAL Mail manager from Barry has been sent the ultimate royal seal of approval – collecting an MBE in the New Year's Honours list! Fellow managers nominated granddad-of-three Graham Underdown for his services to charitable … …

Red elastic bands discarded by postmen and women 'harmful to environment'Watford Observer“The red colour makes them distinctive, so they are used by Royal Mail postal workers. “At first, I thought that this could be accidental dropping, but within five days, I had gathered 46 bands that postal workers had dropped …

Royal Mail parking facilities criticisedmyHermesDelivery company Royal Mail has come under fire in Surrey for failing to provide sufficient parking facilities in Staines and Egham after motorists were clamped while attempting to pick up parcels from the company's collection office. … More: continued here

Queen gives postie stamp of approval in her honours listWalesOnlineGraham Underdown, a Royal Mail postman and delivery office manager in Pontyclun, was honoured for services to charitable fundraising. During the course of an incredible 25 years of raising money for good causes, Mr Underdown, 59, has completed 245 10k … …

Support for postmen over festive seasonDumfries and Galloway StandardDumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown and Dumfriesshire MSP Elaine Murray visited Royal Mail sorting offices in Dumfries and Galloway to show their gratitude for the postmen and women during the Christmas period. They popped into the Dumfries sorting … More: continued …

More Royal Mail services to become subject to VAT in April 2012TameBayby Dan Wilson The price of using numerous Royal Mail services will rise in April 2012 when changes to the VAT law come into effect. Some Royal Mail services became subject to VAT in 2011, but from April all …

ROYAL Mail has come under fire for not providing better parking facilities at a collection office after more motorists were clamped in the lead-up to Christmas. More: continued here

Royal Mail criticised over collection office clampingGet SurreyBy Russell Butt ROYAL Mail has come under fire for not providing better parking facilities at a collection office after more motorists were clamped in the lead-up to Christmas. Contractors from Slough-based Parking Control Management Ltd have clamped … More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail forced to pay out South Yorkshire compensationmyHermesDelivery company Royal Mail paid out over £1.8 million in compensation to residents of South Yorkshire over the last six years because of lost mail and other issues. Figures obtained by the Sheffield Star show 192737 complaints made by people …

The Star £1.8m is paid out for items lost in the postThe StarTHE Royal Mail has paid out more than £1.8 million in compensation in South Yorkshire in the last six years, new figures obtained by The Star reveal. As part of our new Your Right To Know campaign, The …