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THE traditional sight of posties on their bikes may soon be a thing of the past in York as Royal Mail switches to making deliveries with trolleys. More: continued here

Delays possible as Barrow post routes are redraftedNW Evening MailThe changes are part of Royal Mail's national £2bn modernisation process, which will include a redrafting of routes in the town. Mark Dudgeon, collections and delivery sector manager for Royal Mail, said the organisation would be doing everything it … More: …

POSTAL deliveries in Barrow could be disrupted in the coming weeks. More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail may axe 40000 jobs before privatisationDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter The Royal Mail could axe 40000 jobs – one in four of its workers – in the next five years as it revamps an organisation under siege from falling postal volumes and looming privatisation. Britain's postal …

Sunday Papers: Royal Mail plans to cut 40000 jobs – money and other newsCitywire.co.uk* The Royal Mail is drawing up plans to cut one in four of its workforce — 40000 people — in the next five years. * Tote's sale to Betfred completes one of the longest-running privatisation sagas, …

By Mike Pentelow Workers have voted to strike against the closure of the Royal Mail delivery and distribution office in Rathbone Place, which they fear would worsen local deliveries and hit jobs. More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail could sack 40000 postal workersMirror.co.ukThe Tory-led Government is determined to flog the Royal Mail and the legislation needed for the sell-off is expected to pass into law within a matter of weeks. That will happen when the upcoming annual results show that last year it made …

POSTAL deliveries in Barrow could be disrupted in the coming weeks. More: continued here

S4C Turns Back the Clock to Unveil Brand New SeriesNews On NewsOnlookers at the festival were greeted with the unveiling of a replica of the Royal Mail stagecoach as singer Shân Cothi and presenter Ifan Jones Evans revealed details of the series, which is due to be broadcast over a …

ROYAL Mail workers in Burnley are threatening to strike over the treatment of a colleague who has been suspended by Royal Mail, according to union bosses. More: continued here