Royal Mail

BOTH the Royal Mail and HM Revenue & Customs have undergone dramatic changes in recent years. The Royal Mail and HM Revenue & Customs describe the changes with terms such as ‘modernisation,’ ‘streamlining,’ and a ‘drive towards greater efficiency.’ More: continued here

A figment of his imaginationYork Press, UK –44 minutes agoThe idyllic acrylic was sent out as a formal Yuletide card by the Royal Mail, and features a postman collecting mail from a box outside a rural post office …PROTESTS FAIL TO SAVE POST OFFICESSunday Mirrorall 2 news articles More: continued here

‘My customers are very concerned about the impact’The Herald, UK –3 hours agoMr Mohammad, who just opened his post office at the request of Royal Mail 18 months ago when the nearby Cleveden branch shut, said: "Whatever happens I … More: continued here

Some patients at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B.C., won’t get to celebrate the New Year with their families after another patient fell ill with the Norwalk Virus this weekend. More: continued here

CHANNEL Nine wants to dub a documentary series on Britain’s royal family with the voice of actress Cate Blanchett because the original narrator sounds too posh for viewers Down Under. More: continued here

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Italy’s Tathiana Garbin upset second-seeded Nadia Petrova 5-7 7-5 6-3 Monday in the first round at the Australian women’s hardcourt tennis championships at Royal Pines. More: continued here

McGRIGORS has been appointed for a second time to provide legal services for the Royal Mail’s Scottish property estate. More: continued here

LONDON (Thomson Financial) – FTSE 100 risers Friends Provident 163.4 up 4.4 Closer to a break-up as it prepares for strategic review – Sunday Times British Energy 549 up 13-1/2 Goldman target price hike last week Royal & Sun Alliance 147.0 up 1.0 On Friends Provident news Rolls Royce 547 …

Royal Mail Loses Contract To TNTHell Mail, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail has been dumped by Preston council bosses in favour of postal operator TNT. Preston Council's postal bill was slashed by over £17500 in the move. …Royal losers at councilLancashire Evening Postall 2 news articles More: continued here

Letters are the best way to say thanksic Wales, United Kingdom –3 hours agoAccording to the Royal Mail, January 7 is the ideal day to post thank-you notes, but many are choosing to text or email instead. According to a recent Saga … More: continued here