Royal Mail

First Post Royal Mail – a privatisation too far?First Post, UKRoyal Mail has been in state hands ever since Charles II set up a national postal delivery service. Now Labour wants to privatise it Did Thatcher try to do so, too? No, even she balked at the idea of interfering with …

End of the road as the rural postbus ‘no longer viable’WalesOnline, United KingdomFor more than 40 years, postbuses, which carry passengers alongside mail, have provided a travel lifeline for remote British communities. But many routes have been abandoned in Royal Mail efficiency drives, and Wales’ last three postbuses are due to …

Norwich's postal service has improvedNorwich Evening News, UKNationally only 85pc of first class letters were delivered on time in 2007/08, which Royal Mail bosses blamed on summer strikes by postal workers over pay. Following a 9pc fall, the firm failed to meet its targets in all postcodes in the East of …

Developer denies big store will destroy town’s characterWalesOnline, United KingdomMark McNamee’s company Cityheart Wales wants to attract a large department store like Debenhams to Aberystwyth by demolishing existing shops and houses adjacent to a former Royal Mail sorting office and redeveloping the site. … More: continued here

Bullying complaints at Royal MailSwindon Advertiser, UKROYAL Mail staff have complained about new management practices, claiming they are being refused bathroom visits and that tea breaks are now timed. Workers at the Dorcan delivery office in Roland Hill Close, which has 70 employees, say they feel … More: continued here

Letter carrier John Dick first noticed that the ubiquitous credit card come-ons slowed. Then he started seeing more bounced check notices. More: continued here

Television presenter Kate Silverton has become engaged, it was announced today. More: continued here

A trio of Royal Mail postmen are each due a special delivery for first class service to their respective communities. More: continued here

Bangalore: England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the forthcoming Indian Premier League. More: continued here

Rain, snow and sleet won’t stop the mail, but a bad economy might. More: continued here