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Outraged town councillors in Ellesmere have vowed to fight an “appalling” move by Royal Mail to close its sorting office in the town. Members of Ellesmere Town Council pledged to campaign against the proposals to close the Ellesmere delivery office and transfer the service to Oswestry when they met yesterday. …

Stop Labour's mail sell-offSocialist Party, UKEven Thatcher opposed the privatisation of the Royal Mail, the state-owned postal service. Yet now the Labour government is determined to push through part-privatisation, selling off a third of the business. This 'modernisation' plan, if implemented, … More: continued here

TNT Outguns Royal Mail According To SurveyHell Mail, UKTNT has been classed a top 100 Business Superbrand ahead of rival Royal Mail in a recent YouGov survey of the UK’s strongest B2B brands for 2009, having risen 31 places in the league table since last year. The survey was commissioned by …

A rebellion is spreading that threatens to stop New Labour’s plans to sell off the post service. It unites pensioners and other service users with the trade unions and has pulled in over 130 backbench Labour MPs who have pledged to vote down a bill that would allow Royal Mail …

Norwich Evening News Royal Mail worker stole to pay for online bingoBingo News, UKA Royal Mail worker was jailed for 12 months for stealing more than £75000 to pay for her addiction to slot machines and online bingo. Patricia Barnes, 39, from Norwich handled special delivery post in the Norwich sorting …

Shropshire Star Councillors in Royal Mail vowShropshire Star, UKOutraged town councillors in Ellesmere have vowed to fight an “appalling” move by Royal Mail to close its sorting office in the town. Members of Ellesmere Town Council pledged to campaign against the proposals to close the Ellesmere delivery office and …Campaigners vow …

TNT eyes Royal MailThe Journal of Commerce Online, NJThe UK government last week published proposals for the sale of an initial 30 percent of Royal Mail, provoking fierce protests from its own Parliamentary lawmakers and labor unions. "Equity could be swapped, businesses merged or a partner could take a … More: …

Royal Mail on the mat for private buyersFinancial Times, UKBy Jim Pickard The Royal Mail has been in the hands of the British state since Charles I set up Britain’s postal delivery service in 1635, but that is about to change. Maintaining the service and its 160000 workers in public ownership …

Telegraph.co.uk Mandelson is wrong – Royal Mail isn't a lame-duck industryguardian.co.uk, UKPeter Mandelson correctly reminds us that this government was "elected on a manifesto commitment to preserve Royal Mail in public ownership" (The postal priority, 26 February). Indeed, since the 2005 general election the Labour party has firmed up its …Barack …

De PostLa Poste is considering a bid for a stake in Royal Mail. More: continued here