Royal Mail

Royal Mail chiefs delivered the latest blow to a local community already blighted by lost services when they removed its post box. One woman, who wants to remain anonymous, claims the firm took the post box on Abbeyhills Road, Oldham, two weeks ago without consulting near-by householders. More: continued here

Pledge given to repair Insch postboxAberdeen Press and Journal, UK –2 minutes agoKevin Emslie ROYAL Mail bosses have promised repairs will be carried out at a north-east postbox, after villagers raised concerns about security. … More: continued here

RTT News Alpha to Undercut Toronto Exchange Fees, Globe and Mail ReportsBloomberg –16 hours ago… the Globe and Mail reported. The new trading system, started by a group that includes Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank to compete with TMX …New exchange will undercut Toronto Stock Exchange 55%SmartBriefCanada Stocks Rise, …

SIR – Why are all these Winchester business people wasting their time queuing to send their letters and parcels? Are they stuck in the last century? Any business (or, for that matter, individual) can simply print off postage labels from the Royal Mail website. More: continued here

Birmingham Mail to carry public notice over post office closuresBirminghamMail.net, UK –16 hours agoTHE Birmingham Mail is to carry a long-term public notice to mark its disgust at the Government’s snub to thousands of readers over the Post Office closure … More: continued here

Right Royal mix-upCustomer Strategy, UK –18 hours agoThe data was held on a laptop in the custody of Mail Source, a company which holds financial services data for clients. A Mail Source spokeswoman said that … More: continued here

Kildrum meetingCumbernauld News, UK –Aug 27, 2008A LAST-minute public meeting has been organised for tomorrow (Thursday) which will allow residents of Kildrum to air their views to Royal Mail bosses about … More: continued here

RTT News Canada Stocks Rise, Led By Banks; National, Royal, TD GainBloomberg –6 hours agoFinancial stocks paced gains as Royal Bank of Canada also advanced on better-than-estimated earnings and Toronto-Dominion Bank climbed after avoiding any …New exchange will undercut Toronto Stock Exchange 55%SmartBriefNational Bank, Royal Bank, TD Bank, TMX: Canada Stock …

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose a third day, led by banks, after National Bank of Canada reported an unexpected 18 percent increase in fiscal third-quarter profit. The main stock index was poised for its longest winning streak in two months. More: continued here

BOWLS (EBF): Superb late run proves just champion for RMCSpalding Today, UK –7 hours agoDIVISION One winners Royal Mail Cart only topped the table once this season – at the optimum moment. Their superb late run capitalised on Donington's … More: continued here