Royal Mail

The Sun Jail for postman too stoned to deliver the mailYorkshire Post, UKAfter checking Royal Mail records, they found Goddard had claimed £170 for 13 postal rounds he had never even started. David Dixon, defending, said: "This was laziness brought about by excessive cannabis use. He stopped delivering junk mail which …

Postal Services BillLinex Legal (subscription), UKRoyal Mail is part of the UK's economic and social glue because it brings all these items to our doors. It is the only operator that can provide the universal service at affordable prices, ensuring that 28 million homes and businesses across the … More: continued …

MPs snubbed in row over Royal MailThis Is Lancashire, UKTHE local branch of the Communication Workers Union has said it will not support MPs who have backed the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. The union, which represents postal workers across the country, has thanked those MPs, such as Bolton North East's … …

So near and yet a world apart: the magical islands of the lochThe Herald, UKAs the beautifully varnished 31ft motor boat chugs away from the banks, a blanched Royal Mail flag flutters from the mast. The Macfarlane family have been operating ferries on the loch since the end of the 19th …

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Kent News Artist behind new folklore stamps only uses emailKent News, United KingdomThe striking images were created for the Royal Mail by illustrator Dave McKean, from Isle of Oxney, near Tenterden. The six stamps, issued on Tuesday, feature fantastical characters from the UK's rich history of folklore and legend. … More: …

Class exchanges love letters with Picasso museMonterey County Herald, CAThe packages came stamped Royal Mail, Postage Paid UK, with a return address written on the back rather than on the front. It was a foreign delivery, for sure, but for Jose Cavazos' students, the letters were personal gifts from Pablo Picasso's …

Royal Mail investigates delayed deliveries in IlkleyIlkley Gazette, UKBy Paul Langan » AN investigation is being carried out in Ilkley into the suspected withholding of mail by a delivery worker. Letters of apology have been sent to homes and businesses by John Carter, the delivery office manager at the Royal Mail …

A millionaire property developer is paying for a private jet to Portugal for the royal to attend the opening of luxury apartments. More: continued here

Postal services in the UK have been disrupted after Royal Mail workers went on strike. More: continued here