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Portsmouth News Fareham postman wins boots court battle with Royal MailPortsmouth NewsRoyal Mail paid for independent testing by the Health & Safety Executive and an independent footwear testing body – both of which confirmed problems with the boots' grip. At the four-day trial at Winchester County Court it emerged that …

The government of the United Kingdom is mulling accelerating the privatization of Royal Mail to as early as 2013 in what would be the biggest sale of state assets since the railways were sold to private investors in the 1990s. More: continued here

Royal Mail posts notice for asbestos removal workConstruction NewsTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 5 February 2013. Contact Royal Mail Group, 1st Floor, 35-50 Rathbone Place, W1T 1HQ, London, for the attention of Rufus Salotun. Telephone 0207 4414486 or email rufus.salotun@royalmail.com … More: continued here

Simon Reevell thanks Royal Mail staffHuddersfield Examiner… delivery office manager Andy Scott. Mr Reevell said: “It was great to meet the hard-working Royal Mail postmen and women at Scissett delivery office and to see at first hand just how much effort they put into delivering for people … More: continued …

Royal Mail investigate 91 posties in crime probeexpressandstar.comRoyal Mail investigate 91 posties in crime probe. Royal Mail has investigated 91 postmen and women in the Black Country and Staffordshire for fraud, theft and hoarding packages in just two years, it can be revealed today. Tweet. Internal investigations … More: continued …

Internal investigations were launched after posties on rounds across the region triggered bosses’ suspicions. Chiefs said they could not reveal the cost of keeping an eye on their employees but methods included the use of CCTV cameras, test packages and tracking devices left in letters. More: continued here

Government should opt out of EU legislation to try to save Royal MailTelegraph.co.ukSIR – You report (December 24) that the sale of the Royal Mail may signify the end of daily deliveries at a flat price. In a separate article on the same day, George Osborne, the Chancellor, commendably urges …

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who comes the Royal Mail's special collectible stamps featuring the actors who have portrayed the Doctor. read more More: continued here

Matt Smith is featured on the Royal Mail's "Dr. Who" stamps. "It's 50 years since a strange old man stepped out of a Police Box in a scrapyard down Totter's Lane, and the most beloved and exciting television series in the universe began," the promotional site for the stamps reads. …

Mail Left Sitting In Penzance Over ChristmasScillyTodayThe Royal Mail has confirmed that a consignment of mail and parcels destined for the mainland from Scilly was left sitting at Penzance for almost a week over Christmas without being collected. It appears that the container, containing letters and … More: continued here