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BBC News Postbox thefts for 'scrap metal'BBC NewsIn a statement Royal Mail said it was investigating the incidents and "working on the replacement of the boxes". Mr Brookes said: "They could be stealing them for scrap metal. "They're the small cast iron mailboxes attached to telegraph poles – the old …

Postmen in Dursley and Wotton hit out as pedal power is scrapped by Royal MailGloucestershire GazetteTHE vision of a postman on a bicycle will be a thing of the past as Royal Mail scraps pedal power in favour of vans. Postmen and women in Dursley, Wotton and surrounding areas are …

Postie and partner spared jail for Xmas present thefts in SuttonYour Local GuardianRoyal Mail employee Richard O'Brien, of Gilbrook Close, Morden, admitted stealing the parcels – believed to be worth £2000 – between November 2009 and December 2010. Co-defendant Amina Galaky, of Cedar Road, Sutton, stole another 88 parcels between …

CBC.ca Mail services suspended in CanadaTameBayThis affects all mail services within the country. Items posted with Royal Mail on Friday 10th June and since then may not have been delivered and will be held in Canada awaiting a change to the situation. This also means that mail handled by Canada …

All change for Keighley mail deliveriesKeighley NewsRoyal Mail has re-organised its delivery routes in the town with changes coming into force this week. A spokesman said: “We need to modernise the way we operate. “We are therefore making changes in Keighley to maintain our services …and more » More: continued here

Sorting jobs safe despite huge lossesSwindon AdvertiserHUGE financial losses at Royal Mail are unlikely to affect jobs at the sorting office in Swindon following large investment. Royal Mail bosses revealed losses of £120 million yesterday following a large drop in the number of people sending post. …No job cuts at …

Royal Mail Launch Thomas The Tank Engine StampsEntertainment FocusRoyal Mail is celebrating one of the world's best-loved children's characters, Thomas the Tank Engine™, on a special stamp collection. The Thomas the Tank Engine stamp set is being released to celebrate the centenary of the birth of creator Reverend W …Royal …

Isles MP opens Royal Mail officeStornoway GazetteThis is a tremendous facility and proves Royal Mail's commitment to these islands. The Royal Mail is an organisation that is very close to my heart as my late father was a postman in Barra for many years.” Eddie MacKenzie, Royal Mail's Islands Manager …

Royal Mail decreases pension deficit to £4.5 billionEmployee BenefitsThe Royal Mail Group has cut its pension scheme deficit from £8 billion in 2010 to £4.5 billion in 2011, but still describes it as a disproportionate burden on the business. Its annual results for 2010/11 stated that the decrease in the …

The Sun Union threatens post strikesThe SunUNION bosses are threatening a POSTAL strike – over claims Royal Mail wants to axe 40000 jobs. The Communication Workers Union reacted with fury to reports Royal Mail chief Moya Greene "acknowledged" thousands had to go to save cash. …Quarter of postal jobs could …