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BBC News The undeliverables going to auctionBBC NewsFreedom of information research shows that the Royal Mail is making an increasing sum of money by selling these goods at auction, amounting to nearly £1m last year. Over the past six years the postal service has more than doubled the income it …

Workers' anger over holiday snubLancashire Evening PostStaff at the Royal Mail sorting office on Pittman Way in Fulwood said bosses told them they would not be able to take time off for the Islamic holiday of Eid this week. They claim that just 10 of nearly 40 workers which had …

MP “disappointed” with post serviceGuide and GazetteTHE MP for Dundee East has said he is disappointed with the latest service report from Royal Mail. Stewart Hosie responded to the publication this week of the Royal Mail Quality Service Report. He said: “It's disappointing to see DD postcode areas … More: …

Scotland Courier Post arriving late? Royal Mail blames the volcanic ashNorthamptonshire Evening TelegraphRoyal Mail has blamed volcanic ash for falling short of it's county target to deliver 91.5 per cent of first class mail the next working day. Within the NN postcode area, 91.3 per cent of first class stamped …

Hyndburn hamlet residents: Don't take our postboxLancashire TelegraphRBL branch secretary Carole Green said the leaflets were a consultation they undertook for Royal Mail as to whether moving the postbox was viable. However, the plan has been met with anger by Tottleworth residents. Jean Davies said the move would be …and …

Warrington Delivery Office to use new methodsThis Is CheshireBUSINESSES and homeowners could see their post arriving later as the Royal Mail makes changes to postal services in the borough. From this week postal workers at Warrington Delivery Office will use new methods and adopt revised delivery routes as the …and …

Postal pain for ElmbridgeThis is Local LondonResidents in the Elmbridge postcode area suffered the second worst Royal Mail service in spring 2011, new figures revealed. Almost one in six first class letters were delivered late in the KT area, which includes Esher, Cobham, …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail deal saves Mount Pleasant Nursery due to closeIslington Tribune newspaper websiteMOUNT Pleasant Nursery – for children of staff who work at the Royal Mail centre at Farringdon – has been saved, thanks to a last-minute deal between the union and management. The Communication Workers Union reached a deal …

Spring Global Mail to close Cologne hub as volumes declinePost and ParcelSpring Global Mail, the international joint venture between Royal Mail and PostNL, looks set to close its operational hub in Cologne, Germany. The company is carrying out a network optimisation review in the light of declining international mail … …