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Royal Mail junks council freesheetHoldTheFrontPage.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoby holdthefrontpage staff A controversial council newspaper is heading for the recycling bins after being classified as "junk" by the Royal Mail. … More: continued here

Strike threat over new Royal Mail sorting depot in NorthampotnshireNorthamptonshire Evening Telegraph, UK –7 minutes agoUnion leaders may call for strikes over Royal Mail plans for new mail sorting and distribution centres in Northampton. The plan is for a new combined mail… More: continued here

School hit by exams blunderThe Gazette, UK –4 hours agoNow, all they have to show for their hard work is two books of first-class stamps provided by Royal Mail as compensation for the two lost packages of work. … More: continued here

Royal Mail and Barnardo's link upLondonderry Today, UK –5 hours agoBy Staff reporter ROYAL Mail and Barnardo's in Londonderry have teamed up in a bid to boost funds for the children's charity. Based at Bishop Street in the … More: continued here

We'd keep post offices openHalifax Evening Courier, UK –Jul 7, 2008Indeed our policies mean that we would open new post office branches where they are needed; keep the Post Office in the public sector; give Royal Mail staff … More: continued here

Ex Royal Mail marketer Batchelor set for TomTom positionBrand Republic (subscription), UK –12 hours agoby Staff Marketing 08-Jul-08, 09:00 LONDON – Former Royal Mail marketing director Alex Batchelor is to resurface at sat-nav brand TomTom later this year as … More: continued here

Hell Mail Strike threat over Royal Mail jobs axeCV5 Coventry Communities, UK –5 hours agoUNION leaders may strike over plans to move Coventry's Royal Mail sorting office out of the city which could mean the loss of 500 jobs. …Posties kept ‘in dark’ over Royal Mail plansEssex EchoStrike calls over plans for …

Activists in the postal workers’ CWU union are disturbed by the growing number of activists who have been sacked or who face serious disciplinary charges for the “crime”of being good trade unionists. More: continued here

Royal Mail steps up attacks on union activistsSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoThe CWU nationally should make it clear to Royal Mail that if this campaign of intimidation against the union does not cease, then the union will cease …Lymm postal strike called offWarrington Guardianall 2 news articles More: continued here

BBC News BBC defends executive pay risesBBC News, UK –3 hours agoMr Thompson said pay for executive directors was "benchmarked" against private companies as well as public sector outfits including Royal Mail, Network Rail … More: continued here