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Cambs Times MARCH: Firefighters put through their paces in scenario 'fire' at …Cambs Times, UKThankfully though, this incident at the Royal Mail Delivery Office in March last night was a training exercise for Cambs Fire and Rescue Service. The exercise – codenamed Exercise First Class – aimed to test firefighters' responses …

Thurso mail heads southJohn O’Groat Journal, UKALL mail posted from Thurso will now be sent to Inverness to be sorted, it has emerged. The change, which came into effect on Monday, is "the fastest and most efficient method of processing mail", according to a Royal Mail spokeswoman. … More: continued here

Royal Mail warns of pay freezeIndependent, UKBy Alan Jones, Press Association The Royal Mail today became the latest company to warn its workers that they face a pay freeze this year because of the recession. The company wrote to trade unions saying it did not envisage being able to increase wage …

BBC News Royal Mail warns of pay freezesBBC News, UKAll Royal Mail staff face a pay freeze this year as the postal service tries to cut costs to ensure its survival. In a letter to trade unions, the company warned it was in a "very tight financial position" and might not …

Mail workers put their stamp of approval on strike ballotScotsman, United KingdomUnion officials said the mail"would not move" after members backed plans for industrial action in protest over modernisation reforms at Royal Mail. the ballot after a series of cost-cutting measures which union officials said had already led to …Royal Mail …

Coventry News Foleshill mail office plan approvedCoventry Telegraph, UKRoyal Mail confirmed last year it would be closing the Bishop Street office, risking the loss of up to 500 jobs. At a meeting held in the council house yesterday councillors heard the plan to build the north office was part of a …

Plea for mail cuts rethinkShropshire Star, UKCivic leaders in Ellesmere campaigning against the proposed closure of a Royal Mail delivery office in the town are urging the firm's bosses to rethink the move. Peter Holloway, Elles-mere town clerk, has written to Royal Mail chiefs setting out the … More: continued here

Royal Mail ..i found this quite shockingFansOnLine.net, UKI rang the Royal mail in middlesbrough and they say its common practice for all our mail to be left in corner shops and they dont even vet the shop owners! and he also said the shop were the sacks had been dropped off, …

BBC News TNT loses Royal Mail VAT actionBBC News, UKTNT Post, the Dutch mail delivery firm, has lost an action at the European Court of Justice to remove the UK Royal Mail's VAT-free status. TNT had argued that since Royal Mail was privatised, it should no longer enjoy the competitive advantage …

EU court: UK Royal Mail services can be VAT exemptReuters India, IndiaLUXEMBOURG, April 23 (Reuters) – Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday that the universal postal service provided by UK's Royal Mail should be exempted from VAT, following a complaint from Dutch international mail group TNT (TNT. … More: continued here