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The Royal Mail is planning to extend deliveries of large items of post to a neighbour if people are not at home following a successful trial. More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail signals end of the 'Sorry, you were out' cardDaily MailBut Royal Mail has signalled an end to the days of trekking across town to the delivery office for parcels or signed-for goods. It announced yesterday it will allow letters and parcels to be left with neighbours. Unlike its rivals, the state-owned…

News in briefManchester Evening NewsThe Royal Mail is planning to extend deliveries of large items of post to a neighbour if people are not at home following a successful trial in areas including Bolton and Wigan. The group said more than nine out of 10 people whose post was taken to a …and more » More:…

The decision follows a successful trial of the service in around 750,000 homes in seven parts of the country – including Swansea, Norwich, Edinburgh and Wigan – since November last year. More: continued here

Scotsman Royal Mail pays £1m compensation over damaged and missing postScotsmanTHE Royal Mail has been forced to pay out almost £1 million in compensation to Scottish customers in the past year, it emerged yesterday. Figures show that homeowners and businesses in Scotland made a total of 79620 complaints about lost, mis-delivered … More: continued here

Royal Oak pastor's play raises $6500 for LGBT…Royal Oak Daily TribuneBy Catherine Kavanaugh ROYAL OAK — A check for at least $6500 will be in the mail this week and it could be the first of its kind sent from an Evangelical church to a LGBT suicide-prevention agency called The Trevor Project. Royal Oak Missionary…

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SOME residents in an East Riding market town will get their post later, as a result of changes to Royal Mail services. More: continued here

Daily Mail Homes sales have plunged by 40% since credit crunch begun as banks hobble buyersDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter Property sales have collapsed by almost 40 per cent since the credit crunch began because buyers cannot get affordable mortgages and are worried about job security. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors claims a typical…

Daily Mail Queen receives 130000 messages of goodwill in 45 sacks of mail for her Diamond …Daily MailFollowing the celebrations, 45 sacks of mail were delivered to the Palace, with the royal residence's correspondence office expecting more messages in the coming days. So far the Queen has received more than 60000 Jubilee letters in 2012,…