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One of Royal Mail’s top men is to face a grilling by Dundee councillors over the closure of a city centre collection office. More: continued here

A BOMB alert caused disruption at the Royal Mail sorting office in Chester in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, September 6). A worker raised the alarm about 2.40am after spotting a white powder leaking from a package triggering a full scale response from the emergency services. More: continued here

Business Recorder Great Portland swoops on two London officesCITY A.M.The London property developer has agreed to buy a 2.3-acre site near Oxford Street from the Royal Mail Group for £120m in cash – its largest deal to-date. Royal Mail will lease back the site until June 2013, then vacate it to allow Great Portland begin…

TWE Mailbag: Vital Interests and Political PejorativesCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)A cyclist posts a parcel in Royal Mail postbox on the Embankment in London. (Kieran Doherty/courtesy Reuters) 1) The US should not commit forces to military action oversees unless the cause is clearly vital to our national interest. … More: continued here

Residents in the Kingston postcode area suffered the second worst Royal Mail service in spring 2011, new figures revealed. More: continued here

Scotland Courier Royal Mail duo stamp out any hopes of Crichton Street collection office rethinkScotland CourierRoyal Mail has firmly refused to reconsider its decision to close its Crichton Street collection office in Dundee — despite a last-minute plea by city councillors. By Alan Wilson Nine councillors and chief executive David Dorward met senior officials ……

Postal row could make Holbeach second classSpalding TodayROYAL MAIL is threatening to turn Holbeach into a “second class town” according to campaigners who are fighting to save its delivery office from closure. Holbeach Parish Council and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) jointly arranged a public … More: continued here

ROYAL MAIL is threatening to turn Holbeach into a “second class town” according to campaigners who are fighting to save its delivery office from closure. More: continued here

Watford postal service 'in chaos because of Royal Mail'myHermesWatford 's postal service has been reduced to a state of chaos by a new Royal Mail parcel delivery system, customers and staff have claimed. Residents have been complaining for several weeks over long delays, with some receiving no post at all for six …Watford's Post Service…

Construction Enquirer Developer plans major new Oxford Street schemeConstruction EnquirerThe site between Rathbone Place and Newman Street is currently owned by the Royal Mail. Great Portland will lease the current site back to Royal Mail until June 2013 before starting on plans for major mixed-use redevelopment. …and more » More: continued here