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Royal Mail has been spared a financial penalty after some staff in Carlisle interfered with test letters sent to monitor the speed and quality of deliveries. More: continued here

Kent Online Sorting office under threatKent OnlineRoyal Mail has submitted a planning application to build a new super sorting centre in Medway. The chosen site is on a derelict Tesco distribution warehouse … More: continued here

A former postmistress has become a prostitute operating out of her old village shop. More: continued here

FRONT ROYAL — The Warren County Board of Supervisors recently approved new fees that will apply to recording a list of heirs. At their regular meeting earlier this month, the supervisors unanimously voted to assess a $25 fee on recording a list of heirs and real estate affidavits with the Warren County Circuit Court Clerk….

Student avoids jail for rugby ticket scamHerald ScotlandShabbaz Hamayun then sent empty envelopes to the supporters and tried to blame Royal Mail staff for stealing the tickets. Yesterday at Perth Sheriff Court, … More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Ex-Royal Mail shop manager is £100-an-hour village prostituteMirror.co.ukSheila Newcombe, 54, ran the post office in the quiet community until it shut two years ago after rural cutbacks. But the mum-of-one is now using the …and more » More: continued here

Fund delivers Royal Mail property dealManchester Evening NewsThe fund has bought the former sorting office on Wellington Road South, in a deal with Royal Mail. The building will be demolished to make way for a new … More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail staff fiddled figures for years to meet post delivery targetsDaily MailRoyal Mail workers fiddled figures for nearly four years to try to make the performance of First Class post look more impressive, …Royal Mail escapes fine after trying to manipulate figuresTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail Quality Of Service – Near EnoughHell MailRegulator Identifies Weaknesses…

How a London paper listened in on the private voice mail messages of the rich and famous, including Britain’s Prince Harry and Prince William. More: continued here

Navan artist puts stamp on Royal Mail's Olympic collectionMeath ChronicleThe work of a Navan artist has been included in the Royal Mail's latest collection of stamps issued ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. … More: continued here