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Royal Mail's Kentish Town sorting office closure prompts jobs fearsCamden New Journal newspapers websiteTHE Royal Mail's Kentish Town sorting office is to close, prompting fears of job losses and late deliveries. The closure of the Regis Road depot was announced on Monday, confiring sorting offices, delivery rounds and parcel collections …

Royal Mail workers set to strikemyHermesThe importance of choosing the right UK parcel delivery provider may have been highlighted by the news that workers who maintain Royal Mail offices are to strike. More than 500 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) employed by Romec will …and more » More: continued …

Taxpayers 'will foot the Royal Mail pension bill'myHermesThe government has confirmed that the taxpayer will foot the bill for the £8.4 billion pension black hole at Royal Mail. Subject to approval by the European Union, the state could take on the pension deficit next year, the Department for Business, …Postal …

BBC News Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting officeLeicester MercuryUnion leaders say postal staff are shocked and dismayed at the proposed closure of Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office. The company says that, following a consultation with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite, …Royal Mail workers to strikeThe IndependentLondon postal …

International postage stamp designer from Suffolk still hopes to do work for the Royal Mail More: continued here

BBC News Jennifer Toombs: Suffolk's international stamp artistBBC NewsA Suffolk artist who has produced postage stamps for countries around the world says she still dreams of designing stamps for the Royal Mail. Jennifer Toombs started her career in 1965, when she designed a stamp to mark the death of Winston …

RETURN TO SENDER: ROYAL MAIL SPINNER POSTS P45 TO ITV'S PRCITY A.M.Favourite to take on the mantle is Brunswick, which used to handle media affairs for the Royal Mail when Fagan held the fort there in her previous incarnation as comms director. It would be a uniting of old friends, …

Workers’ Liberty CWU conferenceWorkers’ LibertyIn the Postal sector the threats from Royal Mail to close more mail centres has been met by postive ballots for strike action in the areas affected. The key question is whether those members affected will be left to fight alone or whether the Union …CWU …

The prospect of national walkouts by Royal Mail workers came a step closer today when delegates to the CWU conference voted unanimously to give full support to London postal workers fighting compulsory redundancies. More: continued here

Postal Services Bill beefed up to safeguard RMPPProfessional PensionsThe Postal Services Bill has been amended in the House of Lords to safeguard the Royal Mail Pension Plan if the scheme is broken up in future. The bill – which provides for the Royal Mail to be relieved of its £10.3bn …