Royal Mail

Community service for postie who burnt mailThe Herald, UKBrooks was also ordered to pay £250 towards the cost of the Royal Mail's investigation and prosecution. Bill lahive, defending Brooks, said that he could not deliver all the mail assigned to him on his rounds despite working sometimes two or three … …

Why life is tweet for those who've made the (high-speed) connectionDerby Evening Telegraph, UKIn the simplest form, the sites allow people to send messages to each other but much more quickly than through the Royal Mail. They can also swap pictures and movies, talk to strangers with similar hobbies and promote …

Posties set to strike over Royal Mail cutsGlasgow Daily Record, UKPOSTAL services could be thrown into chaos by crippling strikes over Royal Mail plans for 1600 job cuts. Union leaders accuse bosses trying to "bulldoze" through changes which would devastate services across the country. The threat emerged just 48 … More: …

MSN Money UK half of companies to freeze wagesTimes Online, UKRoyal Mail risked a showdown with unions when it said last week that none of its 181000 staff would get an increase because of the impact of the economic downturn and its loss of business to electronic mail. The Communication Workers …

Burnham-On-Sea Exclusive: Brean postman attacked by adder as he empties post boxBurnham-On-Sea,  UKMeanwhile, Royal Mail has sealed off the post box next to Brean Cove cafe as a precaution. Tape has been placed over the box to prevent letters being dropped into it and a message on it reads: "Out …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail exempt from VAT as supplier of public postal serviceTimes Online, UKBefore CWA Timmermans, President of Chamber, and Judges J.-C. Bonichot, K. Schiemann, J. Makarczyk and C. Toader Advocate-General J. Kokott The Royal Mail was exempt from value-added tax as a supplier of public postal services, except for supplies …

In the UK, all Royal Mail staff will face a pay freeze this year, with cost cutting in the offing. More: continued here

MSN Money UK More than half of companies to freeze wagesTimes Online, UKRoyal Mail risked a showdown with unions when it said last week that none of its 181000 staff would get an increase because of the impact of the economic downturn and its loss of business to electronic mail. The …

Philippines News Royal Mail cutting costs by cutting postiesPhilippines News, PhilippinesIn the UK, all Royal Mail staff will face a pay freeze this year, with cost cutting in the offing. The mail company has warned it will soon sell off parts of the organisation and may not be able to increase …

WEEKEND COLUMNISTS Nicholas LanderFinancial Times, UKDempsey is 65, and during a 40-year career he has designed a whole range of visual material in the UK, from the layout for the original Independent newspaper to a succession of stamps for the Royal Mail. But, other than designing a wine label for a …