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10p tax revolt: Britain faces industrial unrest as unions threaten …Times Online, UK –5 hours agoWorkers in local government, the health service, the Civil Service, the Royal Mail and even the Sellafield nuclear site could join teachers in an escalating … More: continued here

Campaign wins postbox pledgeDorset Echo, UK –9 hours agoBy Dee Adcock ROYAL Mail is bowing to pressure from campaigners calling for a postbox at Dorchester Post Office – and has found a site so customers can post …Parkhall residents tackle Royal Mail over planned closureAntrim TimesCheshire village Post Office to close for …

What is the real state of UK IT?Computing, UK –6 hours agoAnd this week, Royal Mail tells us about a new £1.2bn technology initiative. So is IT spending up or down? Are vendors doing well or badly? … More: continued here

Angelica Mari, Computing , Thursday 24 April 2008 at 00:00:00 “Transform to survive” – ­ CIO addresses firm’s IT services challenges Royal Mail has reskilled half its IT department and retooled its 10-year outsourcing deal with supplier CSC to get a stronger focus on software development…. >  Read the full …

Thanks to Scottish Book Trust working in partnership with Aberdeen City Council’s curriculum resources and information service and Reading Bus, 3 of the short-listed authors for the 2008 Royal Mail Awards for Children’s Books will meet pupils at 5 city schools on Friday 25th April 2008. 2008/04/24 00:00:00 More: continued …

Post Office state air mail conditions expected to improvegibfocus.gi, Gibraltar –3 minutes agoOn the matter of Royal Mail airmail flows to Gibraltar the RGPO is pleased to announce that, despite this responsibility falling on Royal Mail under … More: continued here

Missing post box in BungayNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –3 hours agoA Royal Mail spokesman said: “The owners of the premises requested the boxes be removed as a matter of urgency and we have carried this out. … More: continued here

Sixty-eight postmen have notched up an astonishing 1,440 years of service. The Royal Mail workers all deliver letters in the ST postal area. Their long service is now being recognised at a ceremony at Copthorne Hotel, in Brierley Hill, on Saturday. … More: continued here

QUESTION: How much money is needed for a bankroll before I can expect to hit a royal flush in poker? — Andy A. ANSWER: First the bad news. Plenty of players go decades without ever hitting one. More: continued here

Guernsey Press and Star No more Sunday mailingsGuernsey Press and Star, UK –2 hours agoThe service will stop from 18 May following Royal Mail’s decision to cut its Sunday UK mail network as part of a rationalisation plan. … More: continued here