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Posties among best in countryNW Evening MailIt comes after Royal Mail workers in the area beat their delivery target for first class post – getting 96.7 per cent of parcels and letters to their destination the day after posting. Only their counterparts in Perth, Scotland, did better between …and more » …

BBC News Paralympian Lee Pearson gets gold medal postbox in BagnallBBC NewsA Staffordshire postbox has been painted gold in honour of Lee Pearson winning an equestrian gold medal. Royal Mail painted the postbox in School Road, Bagnall, to mark the 38-year-old's victory in the team event at the Paralympics. Pearson, …

Halifax Evening Courier Another stamp for Hannah's second gold medal win!Halifax Evening CourierRoyal Mail are also set to paint another post box gold – to add to the painted gold last weekend near Halifax's town hall celebrating her 100m gold medal win. The second post box's location should be revealed …

The Business Desk (registration) Royal Mail: Why we're looking to quit Shropshireshropshirestar.comRoyal Mail is a key part of the UK's economic and social infrastructure. Our postmen and women in Shropshire and across the UK perform a vital and trusted role for every community. We are proud to sort, process and …

Royal Mail Cart added the Guardian Cup to their Spalding and District EBF League title on Saturday. More: continued here

Anger as Shrewsbury mail jobs face axeshropshirestar.comRoyal Mail yesterday announced formal proposals to close its office in Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury. Under the plans, mail would instead be sorted in Chester, Wolverhampton and Cardiff. The firm says it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies at the site … More: continued here

Royal Mail: Why we're forced to quit Shropshireshropshirestar.comRoyal Mail is a key part of the UK's economic and social infrastructure. Our postmen and women in Shropshire and across the UK perform a vital and trusted role for every community. We are proud to sort, process and deliver letters for one …

Banbridge Leader Neil helps Royal Mail with weighty problemBanbridge LeaderWorking in partnership with the engineering team at Royal Mail, the students designed and created an innovative spring balanced weighing system for small parcel sorting as part of a health and safety solution.The innovative system allows operators to …and more » More: …

Daily Mail Alien life could be found within 40 years, says royal astronomerDaily MailBut Lord Rees, president of the Royal Society, believes that developments in astronomy mean that astrophysicists could be able to view images of distant planets outside of our solar system as soon as 2025, and potentially discover …

BBC News Portland gold postbox for Paralympic sailor Helena LucasBBC News… Portland won the Single-Person Keelboat, 2.4mR class, on Thursday. The postbox in Reforne will be painted on Friday, a Royal Mail spokesperson said. Royal Mail has also produced a stamp to mark Ms Lucas's win which will be available …