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Twickenham Post Office application 'should be rejected out of hand'Richmond and Twickenham TimesOne in 10 new homes being proposed for the former Royal Mail sorting office in Twickenham are to be affordable, contradicting council policies, critics claimed. Developer St James has said, of the 110 proposed homes, just 11 will …

This is Somerset Yeovil post box sealed up after syringes discoveredThis is SomersetRoyal Mail confirmed the incident was not isolated as syringes had been found in the Lower Middle Street post box on “several occasions”. ​. Royal Mail has closed a post box on Lower Middle Street after syringes were …

Daily Mail Royal Mail: Stopping first-class post would prove we've become a second-class …Daily MailFor those of us who care about the survival of Britain's great institutions, the decline of Royal Mail has been one of the saddest stories of recent times. The Royal Mail was once a vital artery …

Royal wedding gives Luxembourg turn in spotlightAnderson Independent MailLUXEMBOURG — The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn't get a lot of turns in the spotlight. It's an independent country tinier than Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state, and it would fit inside Germany, its neighbor to the east, 138 times with …

This is Gloucestershire Postbox call likely to go unheededThis is Gloucestershire"Royal Mail had told us it was leaking and have closed it. But we fear they are going to get rid of it," he added. The parish council plans to write to the Royal Mail calling for the box to …

Daily Mail After 40 years is this the end of the first class post? Two-day delivery for …Daily MailAt present, Royal Mail is legally bound to pick up and deliver letters six days a week for the same price – known as the 'universal service'. Cost of posting a letter. …

Post Office workers to grow a 'tache for cashThis is South WalesA Movember postmark will be stamped on all post in Wales from today, too, in support of the charity, and workers at all Royal Mail centres, post offices and sorting offices are being encouraged to sport a Selleck, a …

The Guardian Royal Mail users call for first and second class post to mergeThe GuardianRoyal Mail users have paved the way for replacing first and second class post with a new single-tier service that delivers mail over two days, in a survey published by the postal regulator. Ofcom said nearly …

First and second class post could be scrapped and replaced with a single two-day delivery service, the postal regulator has suggested. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk First and second class post could be scrapped, consultation suggestsTelegraph.co.ukThe findings could be used to alter the so-called universal postal service (UPS), which governs how Royal Mail operates, although Ofcom has until next March to decide on whether to act on the research. Currently, Royal Mail is legally-obliged to …