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Royal Mail swamped by Christmas postie applicationsTameBayRoyal Mail have been inundated with applications for the 18000 temp jobs hired annually to deal with the Christmas post. 110000 applications have been received for the jobs – that's more than six applicants per vacancy. In 2011, 70000 hopefuls applied … More: continued …

Faversham posties line up special delivery with charity calendarThisisKentPEOPLE could be seeing a little more of their posties than they bargained for next year, after eight Royal Mail workers from Faversham decided to put their own stamp on a fundraising calendar. With strategically-placed parcels and postbags, … More: continued here

British Postal Regulator: Inflation-based Price Caps a FailureMultichannel MerchantAccording to a recent Ofcom report, in a highly uncertain market price controls “have removed the flexibility that would allow Royal Mail to adjust to changes in demand, while at the same time Royal Mail has been unable to improve efficiency, … …

Telegraph.co.uk Planning: shake it up, don't break itTelegraph.co.ukBy George, the Royal Mail has those Yankee upstarts licked Has someone at the Royal Mail got a wicked sense of humour? Yes, I know it's unlikely – but consider this. A 76p stamp in its latest Kings and Queens series carries the …

Kenilworth Today Post problems need resolvingKenilworth TodayAs a result of this, the town's MP Jeremy Wright plans to meet Royal Mail bosses again to discuss what is going wrong. He said: “The problems include late delivery and things not reaching people. “I will therefore be contacting the Royal Mail to …

Special Report: Seven Birmingham youngsters nominated for royal awardsBirmingham MailTHEY'RE the Magnificent Seven – a group of young people from Birmingham who have been nominated for royal awards after transforming their lives with the help of youth charity The Prince's Trust. …and more » More: continued here

ROYAL Mail is gearing up to deliver an expected Christmas mailbag of about 195 million items across the North West. More: continued here

UK Mail Group – Strong Financial Position In Challenging MarketHell MailAdjusting for the increase in Royal Mail prices implemented on 6 May 2011, offset by there having been one less working day than in the previous year, underlying Group revenues increased by 2.0%. Mail business grew its revenues on a …

Competition: Win a Royal Mail Christmas Presentation Pack!Inspire MagazineThis year the Royal Mail's Christmas stamps depict the story of the Nativity. Mary holding the infant Jesus appears on the 1 st Class stamp, while an image of Joseph being visited by the Angel appears on the 2 nd Class stamp. …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail gets ready for Christmas rushSouth Wales ArgusROYAL Mail is gearing up to deliver around 200 million items across Wales on the run-up to Christmas. More than 6500 staff, supported by an extra 1000 seasonal workers in centres, will be working around the clock to collect, sort and …