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Figures show that more than 226,000 visitors attended this year’s Royal Welsh Show in Powys over four days. More: continued here

The Guardian Modernisation has put the snail in Royal MailThe GuardianBikes for postal workers are being phased out by Royal Mail, slowing down delivery. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian It's been a bad week for the Royal Mail. What am I talking about? It's always a bad week. First it comes in the form…

Tommy tailors a teepee triumphKeighley NewsThe 42-year-old, from Oakworth, originally trained to be a tailor after leaving school but went on to work for the Royal Mail for more than a decade. He launched Camping Under the Stars last year and now puts his tailoring skills to good use stitching …and more » More: continued here

Daily Mail Burnley postman who stashed 31000 items of mail spared jailThis Is LancashireTasker, then a postman for 12 years, had been put under surveillance by the Royal Mail last September after reports from the public about mail not being delivered. On the day he was observed, he didn't start on his round until noon…

The Economist Still squeezing it all inThe EconomistMore than 130m picture postcards are received each year, reckons Royal Mail, 30m more than a decade ago. The volume of other personal mail, meanwhile, has fallen by a third in five years. Until 1894 it was illegal to send a picture by post; even then, … More:…

Marketing Week DM industry slams Royal Mail"delivered by" mark plansMarketing WeekThe direct mail industry has slammed the Royal Mail's decision to include a new “delivered by…” mark on mail as a “high handed” approach that will reduce response rates from DM packs. The postal operator says all machine-sorted mail will feature the …Modernisation has put…

Ormskirk Royal Mail workers strike over suspended colleaguesOrmskirk & Skelmersdale AdvertiserSTAFF at Ormskirk's Royal Mail sorting office staged a one-day strike this week in support of two of their colleagues who had been suspended. The workers walked out over the action which was taken against two employees after a registered package went … More: continued…

Post delivery offices face closureWorcester NewsROYAL Mail delivery offices in Worcester and Droitwich are facing closure as part of cost-cutting proposals. If plans get the go-ahead, workers from delivery offices in Droitwich and Worcester City would move to the Worcester Mail Centre and Delivery … More: continued here

BBC News Post records reveal women's roleBBC NewsThe records include the stories of the women who kept the Royal Mail running during wartime. The collection of 1.5 million names, including details of pay, dismissals, transfers and resignations, has been made public by The British Postal Museum …and more » More: continued here

Cruise News Reporter Has Just Posted the Following: Royal Caribbean Blog (blog) Cruise profile: Royal Caribbean and its larger than life ships Daily More: continued here