Royal Mail

A further day of strike action by about 50 Royal Mail workers in Lincoln disrupts postal deliveries. More: continued here

FROM LAP DOGS TO SNOW GLOBES to Fabergé eggs, miniatures have always delighted humanity, and — if my vacations are any indication — countries are no exception. More: continued here

The Royal WeeNew York Times, United StatesPhilately, otherwise known as stamp collecting, was an international craze at that time, and the extremely low volume of mail in Liechtenstein assured that its stamps would be sought after like few others. Somewhere in the principality, sometime before … More: continued here

Satisfied customer shows his gratitude to Black Isle postieAberdeen Press and Journal, UKDavid Hart with Nicola Lyall, left, manager of Royal Mail’s Inverness mail centre, and first-class postie Irene Patience. KIND-HEARTED David Hart, from Fortrose, on the Black Isle, won £1000 in Royal Mail’s 1st Class People competition – and promptly …Postie Irene an unsung heroRoss-Shire…

Royal Mail, CENEX, PostEurop and FuelCellEurope Join Forces To …Fuel Cell Works (press release)Brussels–Royal Mail, the postal operating authority for the United Kingdom is working with CENEX, PostEurop, the association of European public postal operators, and FuelCellEurope, the European association of fuel cell developers to develop a … More: continued here

Royal Mail sorting office in Wotton to closeGloucestershire Gazette, UKBy Claire Marshall » A ROYAL Mail sorting office that campaigners fought tirelessly to save will close this weekend. Wotton-under-Edge sorting office will officially close on Saturday and the facility will be merged with a delivery depot in Cam. … More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Exclusive: Peter Mandelson fails to win over Labour Royal Mail rebelsMirror.co.uk, UK… what I say and you will be convinced of the rightness of my policy.' I don't think people were persuaded – I wouldn't vote for it if hell freezes over." More than 140 MPs have signed a rebel Commons motion opposing the partprivatisation…

Call for unity over Royal MailAberdeen Press and Journal, UKDavid Whittaker-Smith Solidarity leader Tommy Sheridan stopped just short of calling for a general strike yesterday in a rallying call for action to fend off the privatisation of Royal Mail. Speaking on a walkabout in Inverness, the politician called … More: continued here

Royal Mail must stay fully in public handsguardian.co.uk, UKWe are writing to protest at the government's proposal to privatise part of the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail and Post Office are crucial both to the most marginalised of our community and the nation as a whole, providing vital functions above and beyond …Royal Mail – a…

Accessibility Commintment Clinches Major Royal Mail Conference for …Londonlaunch, UKSignificant investment in facilities for people with disability has enabled London’s Royal College of Physicians to secure Royal Mail’s national conference on accessibility. Royal Mail selected the venue for its recent ‘Accessibility and the Royal Mail… More: continued here