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A Royal Mail worker from Hampshire who was sacked when he was charged with murdering his married lover loses his case for unfair dismissal. More: continued here

Magazine publishers express concern over Royal Mail price hikesThe DrumPublishing body the PPA has described Postcomm's decision to allow Royal Mail to double the permitted price increases on bulk mail as "shortsighted". The PPA said that Royal Mail will ultimately pay the price for the Postcomm decision on costs and …

Newbury Weekly News Group Royal Mail has spent £5m on rubber bands in five yearsmyHermesRoyal Mail has spent almost £5 million on red rubber bands over the last five years, as new figures have shown parcel delivery workers at the communications firm get through two million every day. Now, Keep …

Daily Mail Census spies will track every home: Anger at 'intrusion of vast computer network'Daily MailAddresses have been collected from state and commercial sources and recorded on a database, which will be handed over to the Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey for continual updating after the census. The tracking network …

Newbury Weekly News Group Royal Mail spends £5m on rubber bandsThis is MoneyThe Royal Mail has spent almost £5m on 4bn red rubber bands in the last five years, it has been revealed. The current level of spending works out at £2840 being spent each day, up 40% from five …

Protestors take to the streets against Royal Mail plansmyHermesHundreds of people protested in Nottingham at the weekend over the government's proposals to privatise Royal Mail. Amid fears parcel delivery service in the area will deteriorate, demonstrators took to the streets as part of a campaign against the … More: continued …

The planned Royal Mail price rise for business mail will have a “far greater” impact on mail volumes than the Royal Mail estimates, according to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). More: continued here

Neopost Launches New Franking Machines For Small BusinessHell MailAdvanced software also ensures changes in Royal Mail services and pricing, such as the recent introduction of VAT on selected postal rates, are easily handled. It's now even cheaper to frank than stamp. The Royal Mail recently announced its annual … More: …

Llanidloes Royal Mail sorting office under threatBBC NewsThe Royal Mail is planning to shut a sorting office in a Powys town which could result in a "major decline" in the service, a councillor claims. The work and eight jobs in Llanidloes will switch to Newtown under the cost cutting proposals. …

The Royal Mail is planning to shut a sorting office in a Powys town which could result in a “major decline”, a councillor claims. More: continued here