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Agency post workers walked out unofficially at the Royal Mail sorting office in Birmingham after bosses failed to pay their Christmas wages on time. Some 35 workers took wildcat action for an hour at the main office in Newtown when their regular weekly wages went unpaid. More: continued here

Sunday Leader Stamp Sized Issue Causes International FiascoSunday LeaderAccording to the Sri Lankan High Commission in London, Royal Mail runs a service known as 'Smiler Service' which allows customers to combine a postage stamp with a photograph of an individual. The High Commission released a statement saying, …Tamil Tiger Stamps: …

Grimston: Cutbacks blamed for Post Office closureLynn NewsA SHOPKEEPER says he is giving up a village post office counter due to Royal Mail cutbacks. Subpostmaster Peter Joyce will be closing the counter at his shop, Grimston Post Office and Stores, on Monday. The Post Office said the closure is temporary …

Kent Online Swanscombe delivery office to closeKent OnlineSwanscombe's Royal Mail delivery office is set to close leaving people with a five mile trek to pick up their mail. From January 30, residents will have to travel just under five miles to the delivery centre in West Hill, Dartford. … More: …

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were photographed in Wales with a four-legged friend walking beside them More: continued here

The question around how to best implement technology in schools, but more importantly, how we, as educators, share best practices and turn our discussions into action will be ongoing. The key is to continue to be creative and keep carving. More: continued here

Postmen threaten strike over sorting office closureBucks Free PressBy Lawrence Dunhill » POSTMEN in Princes Risborough are threatening strike action after Royal Mail said it will proceed with plans to close the town's sorting office. More than a hundred people attended a meeting at Princes Risborough Community Centre … More: …

Pippa Middleton photographed hundreds of times a dayWashington Post (blog)(Neil Mockford – GETTY IMAGES) The British tabloid Daily Mail receives at least 300 to 400 photographs of the royal sister-in-law each day, the paper's photo editor Paul Silva told a journalism inquiry group. “At the moment there are nine or …

Mail deliveries change in storeThe StarROYAL Mail is to make changes to delivery routes served by its Sheffield North team – meaning some households and businesses will receive their post later. The centre serves the S6 and S35 postcode areas. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “The way in which … …

Daily Mail What a result for personal injury litigation! Insurers 1, consumers 0 (Jack …Daily MailI am currently dealing with a bogus lawsuit brought against me by someone who claims to have slipped on a piece of mail that was delivered to them on my behalf (I kid you not: …