Royal Mail

Telegraph.co.uk Lord Mandelson: Government will not support more post office closuresTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLord Mandelson, during the committee stage of the Postal Services Bill aimed at part-privatising the Royal Mail, said: "The network is now on a more secure footing and better placed to look to the future. "And its unrivalled network …

Hell Mail Two Posties – One Van – But No PostHell Mail, UKIn more recent years, the gradual decline in mail volume in the UK has seen Royal Mail postal delivery walks extended as others are absorbed. With that has come a wave of post office closures making mail storage for …

A charm offensive by Peter Mandelson to persuade Labour MPs to back his Post Office sell-off has backfired. More: continued here

WHETHER it’s checking out the biggest pumpkins, seeking a culinary feast or a day of adrenalin-pumping action, fireworks and fashion, rides and rodeo, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is your ticket. More: continued here

A ROYAL Mail sorting office that campaigners fought tirelessly to save will close this weekend. More: continued here

There is a new sense of urgency in the battle to save Royal Mail from privatisation and to stop tens of thousands of job cuts. CWU union branches and regions across Britain are taking the campaign onto the streets. More: continued here

A further day of strike action by about 50 Royal Mail workers in Lincoln disrupts postal deliveries. More: continued here

FROM LAP DOGS TO SNOW GLOBES to Fabergé eggs, miniatures have always delighted humanity, and — if my vacations are any indication — countries are no exception. More: continued here

The Royal WeeNew York Times, United StatesPhilately, otherwise known as stamp collecting, was an international craze at that time, and the extremely low volume of mail in Liechtenstein assured that its stamps would be sought after like few others. Somewhere in the principality, sometime before … More: continued here

Satisfied customer shows his gratitude to Black Isle postieAberdeen Press and Journal, UKDavid Hart with Nicola Lyall, left, manager of Royal Mail’s Inverness mail centre, and first-class postie Irene Patience. KIND-HEARTED David Hart, from Fortrose, on the Black Isle, won £1000 in Royal Mail’s 1st Class People competition – and promptly …