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Royal Mail group director of PR Richard Stephenson quits amid roster reviewPRWeek UKRoyal Mail's group director of PR is understood to have handed in his notice with no job to go to, as he reaches the end of a mammoth trawl for a PR roster. Richard Stephenson is believed to …

Postal workers in London are starting a strike ballot after bosses rejected union plans to save jobs. Royal Mail wants to shut the Bow Locks and Nine Elms mail centres and the giant Rathbone Place central London delivery office with the loss of thousands of jobs. More: continued here

Police today stepped up their preparations for the marriage of the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips and England rugby captain Mike Tindall in the city on July 30. More: continued here

Royal mail theft: Postman was employed at Weymouth Delivery OfficeDorset EchoThe spokesman said: “Royal Mail has a zero tolerance approach to any dishonesty and that stance is shared by the overwhelming majority of postmen and women, who are honest and hardworking and who do all they can to protect the …

Royal Mail watermarking could aid direct marketing campaignsEquimedia Marketing NewsDirect mail customers are now able to link straight to a company's website through their smartphone after Royal Mail introduced digital watermarks on its post. The initiative gives clients the chance to mix together rich media and direct mail in an …

As Kate and William wake up in their honeymoon destination, will photographers be the first people they see? More: continued here

Royal Mail introduces digital watermarkingDirect Marketing AssociationRoyal Mail has become the world's first postal company to help businesses make their post interactive using digital watermarking technology. People receiving the digitally-enhanced post will be able to scan the mail with their 3G phone to start an … More: continued here

Post Office accused of 'secretly closing post offices'Telegraph.co.ukThe Government is pushing through plans to privatise Royal Mail and spin off the post offices as a separate network, controlled by the Government. Unions claim that a majority of sub-postmasters are opposed to the plans because they fear that a …and more » …

Can William and Catherine avoid the paparazzi? More: continued here

City sorting office is set to be closedWorcester NewsNEARLY 200 jobs are at risk after Royal Mail announced plans to close Worcester's sorting office. Staff at the site in Wainwright Road, Warndon, are “devastated and angry” about the proposals, one union has said. …Sacked Royal Mail workers will have their …