Royal Mail

Postie stole to pay mortgageStoke & Staffordshire, UKDebt-ridden Waterhouse plundered special delivery packets at the Royal Mail depot in Stone after volunteering to sort them, Stafford Crown Court heard. Richard Cole, prosecuting, said all the thefts involved packages of foreign currency, … More: continued here

Fight Continues To Save Crewe Sorting OfficeCrewe and Nantwich Guardian, UKNANTWICH councillors have written to Royal Mail bosses urging them to reconsider closing the Weston Road sorting office in Crewe. The company is planning to close the Crewe site, transferring work to a new mail centre in Warrington. … More: continued …

Endangered plants featured on stampsCCTV, ChinaBritain's Royal Mail has issued ten new stamps featuring endangered species. This is the third series of its kind and highlights plants in Britain threatened with extinction, along with the efforts to preserve and reintroduce them into the wild. …Win flora and fauna stamp setswww.solihullnews.netall 2 …

Telegraph.co.uk Left Out of D-Day Events, Queen Elizabeth Is FumingNew York Times, United StatesA Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to comment beyond a terse statement that “no invitation has been issued as yet to any member of the royal family.” The tabloids quoted anonymous palace officials as saying the Brown government dropped …

May 27 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc , Europe’s biggest oil company, announced plans to reorganize its upstream business to cut costs and speed up projects, more than a year after a similar shake-up at BP Plc. More: continued here

Daily Mail Left Out of D-Day Rites, Queen Elizabeth FumesNew York Times, United StatesA Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to comment beyond a terse, one sentence statement that “no invitation has been issued as yet to any member of the royal family.” The tabloids quoted anonymous palace officials as saying it was …

The Charleston Police Department will conduct a child passenger safety seat check on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Royal/Jeep Subaru at 1901 Patrick Street Plaza in Charleston. … More: continued here

We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: Royal Mail workers refuse to deliver BNP handouts; Norwich Union rebrands as Aviva; Dennis continues online expansion; Minister criticises ‘poor’ DM; Corsodyl in press campaign More: continued here

The French bowed to British anger yesterday but with only nine days to go until the celebrations, it was unclear whether any of the Royal Family would be able to attend. More: continued here

Customers of Jersey County Rural Water Company in Brighton Township and the Village of Royal Lakes are under a boil order until further notice. The boil order is due to a water main leak in the Terpening Road area of Brighton. More: continued here