Royal Mail

In Praise Of … ordinary arms. By Robert McNeilHerald ScotlandEven as I type these notes into my iPhone, in an HMV store, a hard man, dressed bizarrely in a red Royal Mail polo shirt, keeps standing conspicuously in … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail goes green in HebridesThe GuardianFor the last few months, it has emerged, the Royal Mail has been secretly testing new zero-carbon vehicles on one of the remotest delivery rounds in Britain … More: continued here

Post trolley left out in the coldSwindon AdvertiserPassers-by were left confused and concerned when they saw a Royal Mail delivery trolley left abandoned outside Chatsworth House, in Bath Road, Old Town. … More: continued here

Hundreds of jobs could go in mail sorting office shake-upThe Northern EchoNEARLY 170 jobs could be axed at York's Royal Mail sorting office as a proposal to move the facility to Leeds has been revealed. A Royal Mail spokesman said …Royal Mail looks to transfer first-class sorting operation from York …

HARRISONBURG — A Front Royal pawn shop owner has been indicted in U.S. District Court on 10 gun charges. Don Francis Simonpietri, 64, of 9503 Stonewall Jackson Highway, Front Royal, was indicted Thursday, according to online court records. The indictments were unsealed Tuesday. More: continued here

Royal Mail Pension Plan Narrows Deficit With DerivativesWall Street JournalLONDON—A sophisticated derivatives strategy has helped the £26 billion ($40 billion) pension fund for the UK's Royal Mail Group to make a 29% …Royal Mail fund makes 29% in a year on derivatives betsFinancial Newsall 3 news articles » More: continued here

Post vans try out hydrogen-fuelled deliveries in Isle of Lewis trial The nation’s posties have used the greenest kinds of transport for generations, relying on their feet and their distinctive fleet of red bicycles to make their rounds. Now their delivery vehicles, too, could go green. For the last few …

Royal Mail fund makes 29% in a year on derivatives betsFinancial NewsA sophisticated derivatives strategy has helped the £26bn pension fund for the UK's Royal Mail Group to make a 29% return on its money last year, … More: continued here

The Royal Mail has launched an intelligent stamp using a smartphone app andsays that it hopes this will encourage more people to send mail. More: continued here

The U.K.’s Royal Mail has released the world’s first intelligent stamps. Adding a high-tech twist to traditional snail mail, the new stamps are designed to interact with smartphones using a custom application, linking them to special online content.  More: continued here