CBC.ca You've got Royal MailBarnstable PatriotROYAL SURPRISE – Come April 29, 2011, Shirley and Harvey Cronig of Centerville will have something in common with a very famous young couple. On the same day that Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton wed, the Cronigs will celebrate their 55 th …Britain''s postal service to issue stamps…
BBC News FA Cup semi-final tickets stolenBBC NewsHundreds of tickets for the FA Cup semi-final tie between Manchester City and Manchester United have been stolen from a Royal Mail van. Two special delivery bags, containing about 900 tickets, were taken from the van near the City of Manchester stadium …Arrest follows Royal Mail FA Cup…
BBC News Royal Mail rejects postcard imagesBearsden HeraldBamforth – which publishes the cheeky cartoon cards that are a familiar sight on seafronts across the UK – applied to have 10 of its pictures printed as a customised "Smilers" sheet by the Royal Mail. But only three of the 10 were considered suitable. …Saucy postcard stamps…
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BBC News Saucy postcard stamps 'too rude'BBC NewsSuggestive postcards featuring buxom women displaying their cleavage have been rejected as stamp designs by Royal Mail. Leeds firm Bamforth applied to have 10 of its vintage cartoons displayed on customised stamps, known as Smilers. …This is the second leaderHuddersfield Examiner (blog)all 5 news articles » More: continued here
MSN Money UK Government insists Royal Mail member protection is 'paramount'Professional PensionsThe restructure of the Royal Mail pension plan is essential to address its £8.4bn “huge and volatile” deficit but member protection remains “paramount”, the government says. Speaking during a House of Lords debate Conservative peer Lord …Protestors seeing red over government plan to sell…
BBC News 'Rude' Bamforth postcard stamps rejected by Royal MailBBC NewsSuggestive postcards featuring buxom women displaying their cleavage have been rejected as stamp designs by Royal Mail. Leeds firm Bamforth applied to have 10 of its vintage cartoons displayed on customised stamps, known as Smilers. … More: continued here
Council uses traffic wardens as postmen in SE1 to beat Royal Mail delaysLondon SE1Southwark Council has revealed that it is using traffic wardens to deliver parking permits door-to-door because the Royal Mail delivery service in SE1 and SE16 is so unreliable. South Bermondsey ward councillor Graham Neale tabled a question to the … More: continued…
Lockerbie man retires after 36-years at Royal MailDumfries and Galloway StandardA MAN who was awarded an MBE for helping others in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing, is retiring from Royal Mail after 36 years. Fraser Walker, aged 63, was joined by friends and family as he left the sorting office for the last time…
Hell Mail Protestors seeing red over government plan to sell off Royal MailWalesOnlineRURAL postal services are at risk of being “downgraded” if a new law is passed, campaigners warned last night. The Postal Services Bill proposes keeping the Post Office in public ownership, but the Royal Mail, …Postcomm Criticised As Postal Bill Returns To LordsHell…