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The Public Administration Committee of MPs said the Postcode Address File should have been retained as a ‘national asset’ and been made freely available to all. More: continued here

Express.co.uk Royal Mail to issue set of First World War commemoration stampsExpress.co.ukThe Royal Mail had its own regiment, the Post Office Rifles, which was formed in the 1860s to protect its buildings from attack, with 1,800 killed and 4,500 injured during the war. About 75,000 postal workers fought in the …

A series of special stamps is to be published over the next five years by the Royal Mail to commemorate the First World War.         More: continued here

printweek.com Royal Mail launches Mailmark tracking systemprintweek.comThis is designed to give a higher level of reassurance that mail has been delivered, a more accurate indication of delivery date and to improve Royal Mail internal processes, reported head of business development Charles Nielson. “If you're a customer … More: continued here

Royal Mail is to publish a series of stamps commemorating World War One, including one featuring a portrait of a 15-year-old soldier killed at the Battle of the Somme. More: continued here

Royal Mail share price: MPs criticise inclusion of postal data in IPOiNVEZZiNVEZZ.com, Monday, March 17: Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) privatisation has come under fresh scrutiny, with ministers criticised for including a valuable database containing millions of postcodes and postal addresses in the sale of the company last year, in … More: …

The Guardian Royal Mail privatisation: ministers rebuked for selling postcode dataThe GuardianMinisters were strongly criticised by a Commons committee on Monday for selling off public data as part of the privatisation of the Royal Mail. The Commons public administration committee said that including the Postcode Address File (PAF) in the …

The inclusion of a valuable database of postcodes and addresses in the Royal Mail flotation is criticised by an influential group of MPs. More: continued here

Driffield Today Royal Mail announces five year programme to commemorate the Great WarDriffield TodayAlongside the stamps programme, Royal Mail has published a searchable database of the memorials in its care – www.royalmailmemorials.com. Royal Mail is also custodian of around 250 war memorials commemorating those who gave their lives. More than …and …

Ministers have been strongly criticised for including a valuable database containing 29 million postal addresses in the sale of the Royal Mail to boost the share price. More: continued here