Royal Mail

Petition to stop privatisation of Royal MailComet 24, UKCAMPAIGNERS against the Government's plans to part privatise the Royal Mail are giving Comet country residents the chance to have their say. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will be in Stevenage town centre tomorrow (Saturday), …Workington mail theft probe continuesTimes & …

Fuel Cell Today (press release) Royal Mail Launches 3 Hydrogen VehiclesFuel Cell Today (press release), UKRoyal Mail, the UK's postal delivery service, has taken delivery of three hydrogen fueled vehicles, believed to be the only hydrogen fuelled postal vehicles in the world outside of North America. The two Ford transits (internal …

Workington mail theft probe continuesTimes & Star, UKAN INVESTIGATION is continuing into claims that mail has been stolen from Workington’s postal delivery office. It is understood that Royal Mail launched the investigation last month following a complaint of theft at its base on Derwent Drive. … More: continued here

Civic leaders in Ellesmere are demanding answers from Royal Mail bosses over the future of the town’s delivery office. More: continued here

'200 trucks a day' in central London during CrossrailContract Journal, UKBy Aaron Morby Lord Berkeley has called for Crossrail to reopen disused Royal Mail tunnels under London to shift spoil from the project and avert traffic chaos in the Capital. He warned the present plan to dispose of spoil from massive …

Royal Mail Underground Train Waste IdeaHell Mail, UKThe mailrail, which ran for 75 years, was closed in 2003 after Royal Mail said it was costing four times as much to move mail below ground. Other suggestiond for the now unused line have included the transportation of high value small goods to …

ABC News Michelle's royal misstep: No harm, no foulUSA Today"No-one — including the ladies-in-waiting standing nearby — could believe their eyes," the Daily Mail of London reports. "In 57 years, the Queen has never been seen to make that kind of gesture and it is certainly against all protocol to …

Shropshire Star Royal Mail quizzed on delivery officeShropshire Star, UKCivic leaders in Ellesmere are demanding answers from Royal Mail bosses over the future of the town’s delivery office. Town councillors are calling for bosses at the company to “make up their minds” after north Shropshire MP Owen Paterson and town … …

London Police Seal Off G-20 Leaders From ProtestsBloombergProtesters and police clashed, and some demonstrators broke into a Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc branch. The cause of death for the man who died has not been given yet. This week’s operation, involving 10000 officers, may be the biggest for the …

Royal Mail privatisation plans in piecesSNP (press release), UKControversial UK Government plans for part-privatisation of Royal Mail are “in pieces” after a Commons Committee said the government has not made the case for the move, and criticised the worrying lack of transparency over Lord Mandelson’s proposals. … More: continued here