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Royal Mail may be able to set pricesYorkshire PostTHE Royal Mail is to be given freedom to set the price of first class stamps as part of an attempt to safeguard the six-days-a-week universal service it provides. Ofcom, the industry's new regulator, revealed a number of proposals aimed at giving …

Facing prison: Thieving postal worker stole to pay for his gamblingManchester Evening NewsA Royal Mail worker is facing jail after he stole post to fund his gambling, a court heard. Louie Wilks, 50, opened packages at Manchester delivery centre and helped himself to goods, including two mobile phones, to sell …

Scotland Courier Consumer Focus Scotland wants rigorous examination of Royal Mail proposalsScotland CourierConsumer Focus Scotland says proposals for a major shake-up of the Royal Mail have to be 'stress tested' to ensure a quality service is maintained. By Graham Huband, business editor On Thursday, regulator Ofcom published proposals which would …

Portsmouth News When the Royal Mail was kingPortsmouth NewsOne of my hobbies is collecting postcards, not so much for the views but for the postmarks and stamps from a given period in time. It never ceases to amaze me how people sent a postcard expecting and knowing that a reply …

Royal Mail refuses to deliver mail to a street in Blackpool after a dog at one house allegedly bit a postman. More: continued here

Potters Bar sorting office to relocateTimes SeriesROYAL Mail has revealed plans to relocate the sorting office in Potters Bar, but says the Post Office will remain. Rumours had been rife that the Darkes Lane post office might also close, but branch manager Ann Betts said Royal Mail…and more » More: continued …

Blackpool Gazette No mail for 'dog attack street'BBC NewsRoyal Mail have refused to deliver mail to a street in Blackpool after a dog at one house allegedly bit a postman. The postal service said one of its employees received "serious bite wounds" during an attack on Horncliffe Road several weeks …

Blackpool Gazette No mail deliveries for 'dog attack street' in BlackpoolBBC NewsRoyal Mail have refused to deliver mail to a street in Blackpool after a dog at one house allegedly bit a postman. The postal service said one of its employees received "serious bite wounds" during an attack on Horncliffe …

Daily Mail Royal Mail first class stamp price could soar: Ofcom plans to end capped pricesDaily MailRoyal Mail may soon be allowed to charge as much as it likes for a first-class stamp, raising fears the price could hit £1. Ofcom wants to do away with the caps which limit …

Ofcom wants to do away with the caps which limit the amount Royal Mail can charge for its services. The proposals could come into force as soon as April. More: continued here