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Leeds Scott Hall post deliveries resume after attacksBBC NewsWeekend postal deliveries to a Leeds estate have resumed after they were suspended due to attacks on Royal Mail employees by bottle-throwing children. The company suspended Saturday deliveries to Scott Hall Grove, Scott Hall Walk and Scott Hall Place … More: continued …

Herald Scotland New threat to post officesHerald ScotlandThe Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition had faced calls to guarantee a minimum number of post offices as part of plans to privatise Royal Mail. MPs on the Scottish Affairs Select Committee asked the Government to commit to the existing network of …and more » More: …

Royal Mail announced this week that it is to close down two large mail centres in south and east London. This will throw 1,000 workers on the dole or force them to move if they want to keep their jobs. More: continued here

Ed Miliband – We are with you against privatisationHell MailThe Communication Workers Union, which represents thousands of Royal Mail workers in the UK, today received a strong show of support from Labour Party leader Ed Miliband at the Labour Party's Policy Forum in Nottingham. Taking policy suggestions and … More: …

Royal Mail seeks media planner and buyerThe DrumThe four-year contract will see a single operator appointed to implement recommendations around media planning and buying as well as auditing the competiveness of media purchase pricing. A budget of between £20000 and £100000 will be allotted to this …and more » More: continued …

Royal Mail Destroys Millions of Pieces of Undeliverable Mail a YearPR-USA.net (press release)Royal Mail recently announced that it destroys on average 25 million letters, packets and parcels every year. This undelivered correspondence equates to 70000 pieces per day, costing millions in postage. Royal Mail has destroyed 152 million pieces of …

Daily Mail Postman attack on Leeds estate halts deliveriesBBC NewsPostal deliveries were suspended to a Leeds estate after a Royal Mail employee was attacked by youths throwing bottles. The firm suspended Saturday deliveries to addresses in Scott Hall Grove, Scott Hall Walk and Scott Hall Place on 12 and 19 …

2011 Royal Mail tariff: April/May price increasesTameBayby Chris Dawson Royal Mail have announced their price changes for this year. There are two different price changes, one tariff for stamps and franking (opens in .pdf) customers which comes into effect on the 4th April 2011 and another tariff for … More: …

Northampton Chronicle & Echo Supermarket giant Tesco told it must stump up £450k for roadworks if it wants …Northampton Chronicle & EchoPLANS to convert the former Royal Mail sorting office in Northampton into a new supermarket received a major boost after the proposed developer said it would make a £450000 …

Derelict Royal Mail offices in Bristol could be transformed into new …Bristol Evening PostThe area includes the derelict former Royal Mail sorting office in Cattle Market Road, which gives train passengers an unwelcoming view as they arrive in the city. Also included is the neighbouring former diesel depot site, once …