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Royal Mail reassure customers over late post fearsThe Press, YorkROYAL Mail chiefs have sought to reassure customers that plans to move their postal sorting operation from York to Leeds will not affect people wanting to …Hundreds of jobs could go in mail sorting office shake-upThe Northern EchoRoyal Mail looks to …

A campaign has been started to keep postmen delivering letters by bike, and to reverse a decision by the Royal Mail to phase out cycle deliveries. More: continued here

Postal worker suicide in Britain reveals human cost of closuresWorld Socialist Web SiteAn inquest in the tragic death of Robert Steele has underscored the devastating human impact of the Royal Mail closures campaign. … More: continued here

In Praise Of … ordinary arms. By Robert McNeilHerald ScotlandEven as I type these notes into my iPhone, in an HMV store, a hard man, dressed bizarrely in a red Royal Mail polo shirt, keeps standing conspicuously in … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail goes green in HebridesThe GuardianFor the last few months, it has emerged, the Royal Mail has been secretly testing new zero-carbon vehicles on one of the remotest delivery rounds in Britain … More: continued here

Post trolley left out in the coldSwindon AdvertiserPassers-by were left confused and concerned when they saw a Royal Mail delivery trolley left abandoned outside Chatsworth House, in Bath Road, Old Town. … More: continued here

Hundreds of jobs could go in mail sorting office shake-upThe Northern EchoNEARLY 170 jobs could be axed at York's Royal Mail sorting office as a proposal to move the facility to Leeds has been revealed. A Royal Mail spokesman said …Royal Mail looks to transfer first-class sorting operation from York …

HARRISONBURG — A Front Royal pawn shop owner has been indicted in U.S. District Court on 10 gun charges. Don Francis Simonpietri, 64, of 9503 Stonewall Jackson Highway, Front Royal, was indicted Thursday, according to online court records. The indictments were unsealed Tuesday. More: continued here

Royal Mail Pension Plan Narrows Deficit With DerivativesWall Street JournalLONDON—A sophisticated derivatives strategy has helped the £26 billion ($40 billion) pension fund for the UK's Royal Mail Group to make a 29% …Royal Mail fund makes 29% in a year on derivatives betsFinancial Newsall 3 news articles » More: continued here

Post vans try out hydrogen-fuelled deliveries in Isle of Lewis trial The nation’s posties have used the greenest kinds of transport for generations, relying on their feet and their distinctive fleet of red bicycles to make their rounds. Now their delivery vehicles, too, could go green. For the last few …