Royal Mail

Wales News Postie a first-class fundraiserWalesOnline, United KingdomPauline Eastment, 52, of St Athan, is among three Welsh winners in Royal Mail’s First Class Awards 2009, awarded to the postmen and women who go the extra mile in the communities where they live and work. Pauline has been fundraising for more than …

Postie Irene an unsung heroRoss-Shire Journal, UKIrene Patience has been selected from amongst literally thousands of her colleagues in recognition of her commitment to duty after being nominated by a kind-hearted pensioner on her mail run. Irene, who is based at Royal Mail's Fortrose delivery office … More: continued here

Mail depot future remains uncertainBorder Counties Advertizer, UKA MEETING held by Royal Mail managers last week, in which the future of Ellesmere's Delivery Office was discussed has shed no light on the possible closure of the office. Royal Mail spokeswoman, Jaquie Stenson said that Ellesmere Delivery Office was … More: continued …

Royal Mail, CENEX, PostEurop and FuelCellEurope Team Up on …Fuel Cell Today (press release), UKRoyal Mail, the postal operating authority for the United Kingdom is working with CENEX, PostEurop, the association of European public postal operators, and FuelCellEurope, the European association of fuel cell developers to develop a universal design … …

First Post Royal Mail – a privatisation too far?First Post, UKRoyal Mail has been in state hands ever since Charles II set up a national postal delivery service. Now Labour wants to privatise it Did Thatcher try to do so, too? No, even she balked at the idea of interfering with …

End of the road as the rural postbus ‘no longer viable’WalesOnline, United KingdomFor more than 40 years, postbuses, which carry passengers alongside mail, have provided a travel lifeline for remote British communities. But many routes have been abandoned in Royal Mail efficiency drives, and Wales’ last three postbuses are due to …

Norwich's postal service has improvedNorwich Evening News, UKNationally only 85pc of first class letters were delivered on time in 2007/08, which Royal Mail bosses blamed on summer strikes by postal workers over pay. Following a 9pc fall, the firm failed to meet its targets in all postcodes in the East of …

Developer denies big store will destroy town’s characterWalesOnline, United KingdomMark McNamee’s company Cityheart Wales wants to attract a large department store like Debenhams to Aberystwyth by demolishing existing shops and houses adjacent to a former Royal Mail sorting office and redeveloping the site. … More: continued here

Bullying complaints at Royal MailSwindon Advertiser, UKROYAL Mail staff have complained about new management practices, claiming they are being refused bathroom visits and that tea breaks are now timed. Workers at the Dorcan delivery office in Roland Hill Close, which has 70 employees, say they feel … More: continued here

Letter carrier John Dick first noticed that the ubiquitous credit card come-ons slowed. Then he started seeing more bounced check notices. More: continued here