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Westminster City Council has granted approval (113-page / 9.41MB PDF) to the Royal Mail Group (RMG) to redevelop its former post and sorting office site in west London's Paddington.  More: continued here

Radlett residents win seven-year battle to keep sorting officeWatford ObserverVILLAGERS fighting to save their postal delivery office from closure have won their seven-year battle. Royal Mail announced plans to close the sorting office in Watling Street, Radlett in 2003 – much to the dismay of residents who said it would …

Heather's gold will stay in LeighThe Bolton NewsRoyal Mail has announced that all its gold post boxes celebrating Olympic and Paralympic successes will remain gold permanently. Each post box will also have a plaque which names the athlete and marks their wonderful achievement. This is the first time …and more » …

Portsmouth News 300 Royal Mail jobs put at risk in PortsmouthPortsmouth NewsThe Communication Workers Union, which represents Royal Mail employees, says workers could be relocated to Eastleigh's mail office in the short term and could then be sent to a new super mail centre which is due to be built …

Portsmouth News 300 Post Office jobs put at risk in PortsmouthPortsmouth NewsThe Communication Workers Union, which represents Royal Mail employees, says workers could be relocated to Eastleigh's mail office in the short term and could then be sent to a new super mail centre which is due to be built …

Redditch Standard Olympic gold post box to stayRedditch StandardIt was anticipated the postbox would be returned to its traditional red colour at some point but following the positive response they have received from the public, Royal Mail bosses have decided they should now remain gold. A special plaque will also …

Royal Mail to close Gloucester centreInsider MediaRoyal Mail has announced it is to close its Gloucester mail centre, which employs more than 350 staff, and relocate the operations to Bristol. The centre's mail processing operation is to be relocate to Bristol which is expected to begin in the middle …Visitors …

Thousands of people fight plans to close Royal Mail delivery officesSouthend StandardThousands of people fight plans to close Royal Mail delivery offices. THOUSANDS of concerned residents have pledged their support to keep a busy delivery office open. More than 2,500 people have signed a petition against cost-cutting plans to shut …

BBC News Shrewsbury sorting office to close in 2014BBC NewsRoyal Mail said it was consulting with staff and unions, and that it hoped to avoid compulsory redundancies. The Communication Workers Union said it was meeting with company managers on Thursday and would be commenting on the situation in the … …

BeforeWeBuy survey Merry Clickmas: 1.7m Brits plan to do all their Christmas …Mirror.co.ukA spokesman said: “Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail and our customers. Royal Mail has invested in eight dedicated parcel sort centres to increase our scale and improve our flexibility during this important time …