Royal Mail

One of Labour’s main union backers has threatened to demand a fresh commitment from Gordon Brown not to privatise the Royal Mail as the price of its continued financial support. More: continued here

New threat to rural Post OfficesFarmers Guardian, UK –3 hours agoLast week it emerged that Royal Mail has been closing one post office a week in addition to the organisation’s planned 2500 closures. … More: continued here

A 61-year-old man died after doctors wrongly diagnosed him with lung cancer and removed a healthy lung in an attempt to help him live longer; it is being reported by London’s Daily Mail. More: continued here

A postman admits sending hate-mail letters to leading figures, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair. More: continued here

Shropshire Star Mail move is all sortedBasingstoke Gazette, UK –3 hours agoBy Patrick Knox POST from the Basingstoke area is set to travel three times further after Royal Mail announced that it will be shutting its Reading sorting …Mail sorting office to closeShropshire Starall 3 news articles More: continued here

A huge operation will take place tonight to disarm a German bomb that threatens up to two square kilometres of east London. Royal Engineers plan to cut through the metal casing of the 60-year-old device. More: continued here

The Russian film “Mongol” gets a special advance screening at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. More: continued here

Shropshire Star Mail sorting office to closeShropshire Star, UK –1 hour agoThe Royal Mail sorting office in Much Wenlock will close this weekend, leading to fears that the delivery service in rural areas could be hit. …Ilford postcode among worst for late mailIlford Recorder 24all 2 news articles More: continued here

BIRTHDAY cards and bills are among hundreds of posted items arriving late, as Ilford was named one of the most unreliable mail areas in the country. Homes in Ilford are less likely to receive first class mail the next day, with the IG postcode making it into the 20 worst …

Michael Doulton, ambassador for Royal Doulton, makers of fine china products, will meet with collectors and sign their pieces from noon to 4 p.m. Sun., June 8 at the Royal Doulton Company Store, Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 530, Camarillo. More: continued here