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THE Ellesmere delivery office is to close and it will be relocated to Oswestry. Royal Mail’s announcement yesterday has been slammed by Ellesmere Mayor Geoff Elner who called it `disgusting and arrogant.’ More: continued here

The Royal Mail announces it is closing two of its delivery offices in Shropshire. More: continued here

Daily Mail Posties warned over rubber bands litterIslington Gazette, UK"Royal Mail staff who drop elastic bands could potentially face prosecution for littering. Is it really too much to ask them to put the rubber bands in their pocket as they do their daily rounds? "It's difficult for us to assess the …

ViaPost Saves Money for Royal Mail CustomersMerchant News, UKAs commented by ViaPost, Royal Mail isn’t seeing the whole picture on the economic downturn, and they, instead of reducing prices to help people and businesses get by, are actually increasing the price of sending a letter. The rise in 1st and 2nd …

Deutsche Post May Not Bid for Royal Mail, Chief SaysBloomberg“Mail is a declining business and no one knows how far it will go,” CEO Frank Appel said late yesterday at a briefing for reporters in Frankfurt. The comments suggest that the Bonn-based company may not make an offer to invest …

Royal Mail to close Crewe branch in AugustCrewe Chronicle, UKSORTING office workers are up in arms after Royal Mail bosses announced they plan to close the Crewe branch in August next year – without consulting union reps. Crewe workers were given the closure date at team briefings. They say management has …

No U-turn on postbus withdrawalJohn O’Groat Journal, UKTWO postbus services in the Far North will end this week as Royal Mail maintains its stance over their withdrawal. But the company has revealed that there could be alternative services in place in the future. The decision to axe the services which run …

ANGER OVER MAIL DELAYSRhyl Journal, UKDarren Millar, Assembly Member for Clwyd West, has taken up the case of residents complaints at the poor services and has received an assurance from the Post Office that things will improve. r discontent with mail services in the area. A Royal Mail… More: continued here

News Update: Petition set up to save sorting officeStoke & Staffordshire, UKCAMPAIGNERS fighting to save 100 Royal Mail jobs are urging people to sign a petition to stop all Stoke-on-Trent mail being sorted in Wolverhampton. Both online and hard copies of the petition have been made available after Royal Mail outlined …

Stamp of approval for heroine who rescued pensioner from fireSheffield Telegraph, UKDoncaster postman Lewis Thorpe, 34, was also recognised at the Royal Mail's First Class People Awards for going above and beyond the call of duty. He was nominated by the daughter of an elderly couple who described him as the …