Royal Mail rejects postbus protestsRoss-Shire Journal, UKBy Hector Mackenzie BOSSES at Royal Mail are standing firm over plans to axe loss-making post bus services in Wester Ross — and say if Highland Council is so concerned it should take its own responsibilities as transport authority more seriously. …Battle to save Postbus routesNorthern TimesCouncil plans services to…
Schoolgirl rescued from under Royal Mail vanSunderland Echo, UKThe 11-year-old became stuck under the front axle of the Royal Mail van after the accident as she was riding her pink bike down Joannah Street, Fulwell. Onlookers informed the girl's mum, who is believed to live in a nearby road, who rushed to the … More: continued…
Cambridge Evening News Postal workers face bike banCambridge Evening News, UKPOSTAL workers in Cambridge – the cycling capital of Britain – could be kicked off their bikes in a Royal Mail drive to save cash. Instead, many deliveries will be made by van, adding traffic to the city's roads, angry union officials claim. … More: continued…
Royal Mail partial privatisation runs into money problemsTribune, UKby Keith Richmond THE Government’s controversial plan to part-privatise Royal Mail has run into another problem – and this time it could prove fatal for the much-criticised idea. It appears that private companies do not have the cash to buy the stake … More: continued here
Shropshire Star Royal Mail Does Have A FutureHell Mail, UKThe UK Government may have come up against a brick wall on its plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. It had been widely rumoured that Dutch-owned TNT was interested in becoming a strategic partner but with banks unwilling to make loans and most …Royal Mail pension deficit…
BBC News Thursday in WestminsterBBC News, UKBy Peter Mulligan In 'Today in Parliament', David Wilby reports on exchanges revealing that strikes at Royal Mail accounted for 60% of all days lost to industrial action during 2007 in the UK. That fact emerged during Commons questions about the future … More: continued here
Battle to save Postbus routesNorthern Times, UKHIGHLAND Council is battling to force Royal Mail to change its mind over the axing of five of its Postbus routes, two of them in Sutherland. The Postbus service between Thurso and Tongue, and between Bettyhill and Thurso, along with four other routes … More: continued here
BBC News Government 'open to Post ideas'BBC News, UKThe government is open to alternatives to selling off part of the Royal Mail, Labour chief whip Nick Brown has said. Mr Brown said Royal Mail had to be modernised but said the government was "still listening" if people had ideas for "other ways of …Funny Brown(Nick NOT…
Rooftop protest wins apology from Royal MailSocialist Party, UKHe was demanding an apology from Royal Mail 17 months after he was wrongly accused of bullying and harassment by Royal Mail bosses. Paul said, "I am not coming down until I get the apology I am entitled to in writing from a senior manager, … More: continued…
A council is looking to protect transport services to remote and rural communities once Royal Mail buses are withdrawn. More: continued here