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The year that was: 2011 (Part Four)Post and ParcelThe UK gains a new postal industry regulator – Ofgem – which unveils proposals for the “biggest ever” shake-up of the UK mail market, including plans to allow Royal Mail to set its own postal rates. UK parcel delivery company Yodel confirms …

Scotland Courier Scottish Nationalists warn against Royal Mail pricing freedomPost and ParcelScotland's governing political party has called on the UK postal regulator to rethink plans to allow Royal Mail more powers to set its own postal rates. The Scottish Nationalist Party's postal affairs spokesman Mike Weir said the move could …

Daily Mail The cut-price Royal jubilee: How cash-strapped councils are giving the …Daily MailAlthough two billion TV viewers were swept up in the royal magic of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, that does not appear to be enough to convince councils to part with larger sums of money …

Relocated Benfleet postbox sparks parking chaosEchoRoyal Mail was forced to remove a postbox from a small shopping parade in Benfleet High Road, near Church Corner, before Christmas after the landowner called for it to be relocated. It was moved to the corner of the High Road and St Mary's Close, …

BBC News Royal Mail's web glitch persistsBBC NewsA Royal Mail website that allows people to calculate their postal costs has now been broken for more than a month. The Price Finder page – which calculates postal costs of packages based on size and weight – has been closed since 21 …

A Royal Mail website that allows people to calculate their postal costs has now been broken for more than a month. More: continued here

Woman's cancer treatment delayed…because Royal Mail stopped delivering lettersEchoBy Karen Sweeney » A WOMAN battling cancer missed the start of her radiotherapy treatment because Royal Mail stopped delivering letters to her home without telling her. Barbara Kelly, 75, of Gowan Court, Benfleet, was due to start treatment for lung … …

MP's warning over Royal Mail reformsHerald ScotlandPLANNED reforms of the Royal Mail could lead to soaring prices for rural parcel deliveries, or even none at all to the Highlands and Islands, according to the SNP. There has been a spate of complaints in the run-up to Christmas about private delivery …

Price of a second class stamp could be raised to 55pBelfast TelegraphOfcom, the postal regulator, is considering allowing Royal Mail to increase the price of a second class stamp by an unprecedented 50% and to remove the cap on first class stamps. Under the proposed seven-year deal the cost of …

Scotland Courier Royal Mail claims a trouble-free Christmas service in DundeeScotland CourierRoyal Mail says postal services in Dundee have operated without problem over the festive period. The Dundee East delivery office was at the centre of serious problems last Christmas. The company said the local network has operated smoothly at …