Colne fugitive admits robbing mail vanLancashire TelegraphStephen Devalda, 28, has confessed to conspiring to rob a Royal Mail security van near the town's Asda store in 2005. The robbery involved a security guard having a gun held to his head, while he was beaten with a machete and forced to hand over £25000 …and more »…
Stamps mark one-year countdown to London OlympicsThe IndependentA set of 10 stamps marking the one-year countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was unveiled by Britain's Royal Mail on Friday. The batch of 10 first-class stamps, entitled "Get ready for 2012", will go on sale on July 27, …and more » More: continued here
Sydney Morning Herald A gathering of the givingSydney Morning HeraldDan Hunter, of the Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld, believes his best young chef, who has worked at the hotel's restaurant for more than three years, is now a better cook thanks to the skills he's gained preparing staff meals. …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail's“delivered by…” plans fail to hit the markMarketing WeekA clumsy internal marketing move aimed at repairing the brittle relationship Royal Mail has with its staff will not only fail in its primary objective but will damage the long-term relationship it has with another of its core stakeholders- direct …Pedalling posties to go?Gazetteall 3 news…
Canada Post have cleared the mail backlogTameBayFollowing the industrial action there was a back log of parcels both within Canada Post, and with Royal Mail in the UK where there were delays to parcels being despatched to Canada. All delays have now ended with both Canada Post and the Royal Mail… More: continued here
Celebration as villagers save sorting officegethampshire.co.ukRoyal Mail announced in April that the delivery office in Osborn Way was set to close, affecting customers in the RG27 (Hook) and RG29 (Odiham) postcode areas. Residents were horrified as it would mean having to travel to Basingstoke … More: continued here
22. Adam CrozierThe GuardianWhen Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier, with no previous experience of broadcasting, was brought in to turn around ITV last April, his chairman, Archie Norman, described him as "willing to put his head where the bullets fly". Quite. … More: continued here
IT COULD soon be the end of pedalling posties in Colchester, as Royal Mail scraps bikes and brings in vans to deliver parcels. More: continued here
Pedalling posties to go?GazetteIT COULD soon be the end of pedalling posties in Colchester, as Royal Mail scraps bikes and brings in vans to deliver parcels. The rise of internet shopping has led to an increase in parcels and a reduction in letters, making the delivery of them on …and more » More: continued here
Former car park tycoon Sir Donald Gosling is to lend the Queen his £50 million super-yacht Leander to mark her 60 years on the Throne. More: continued here