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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 …

Royal Mail will hire 1,000 employees and expand package-processing hubs. Online sales in the U.K. will account for 12.4% of gross domestic product by 2016, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group. More: continued here

This is Cornwall Royal Mail says gold postboxes are here to stayThis is CornwallThe decision to keep the postboxes gold marks the first time in Royal Mail's history that it has painted its iconic postboxes a different colour permanently to mark an historic achievement. Moya Greene, chief executive officer, Royal …

Yahoo! News UK Mail sorting office to open in time for ChristmasThis Is WiltshireRoyal Mail announced the move by saying the investment was in addition to the extra resources it had put in place to handle the festive mailbag. The new depot is also expected to create jobs for temporary …

Royal Mail is to close its Cambridge sorting office, which currently employs 200 staff, by 2014. More: continued here

ITV News Royal Mail Cambridge closure affects 200 staffBBC NewsRoyal Mail has announced it is to close and sell its processing plant in Cambridge, affecting up to 200 staff. The bulk of its operations are being relocated to Peterborough with the remainder going to Chelmsford. The company said the final …

Shrewsbury's Royal Mail sorting office is to close in 2014 putting 240 jobs at risk, it was announced today. More: continued here

Royal Mail set for Crossrail Paddington showdownConstruction NewsRoyal Mail has received planning permission from Westminster City Council for a development which is set to be subject to negotiations with Crossrail over disruption from a planned passenger subway in the area. Royal Mail submitted a planning … More: continued here

Hundreds of posts are to be axed as Royal Mail confirms its Gloucester sorting office will close and be sold. More: continued here