Royal Mail

Runner completed 13 miles in Birmingham half marathon with broken legBirminghamMail.net, UK –1 hour agoThe Royal Mail van driver, who now has had a metal plate inserted in his left leg, said: “I must have fractured it earlier in the race without knowing it. … More: continued here

Beware of an email warning about a scamHuddersfield Examiner, UK –Oct 29, 2008But Royal Mail says the chain email now being sent out is old and is advising people to ignore it. The Royal Mail says the matter was cleared up in 2005 … More: continued here

Simon Hart: Priceless value of post offices to communitiesYorkshire Post, UK –3 hours agoBy Simon Hart THE news, in late October, that Royal Mail doubled its interim operating profit to £177m (from £86m last time) has come as the final insult to … More: continued here

Global Excerpts: A too-common occurrence; The inefficient mail serviceKansas City Star, MO –37 minutes agoAn independent review of Royal Mail, commissioned by the Business Department, is about to be published. Share your observations and experiences about news. … More: continued here

Royal Mail profits should incenseBuckinghamshire Advertiser, UK –4 hours agoNews that the Royal Mail has doubled its profits over the last six months while over 1500 post offices are to be shut down will incense your readers. … More: continued here

Camden New Journal Dear Dusky, could you please not bark at us?Camden New Journal, UK –46 minutes agoThe missive was sent to about 60 addresses in NW3 flagged as “Dog Hazard” delivery points on the Royal Mail database. Unlike Dennis the Menace’s famously … More: continued here

A young Royal Marine who threw himself on an exploding grenade to save his comrades said today he was ‘honoured’ to receive the George Cross from the Queen. More: continued here

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks pared gains after Research In Motion Ltd . and Goldcorp Inc. declined. The main stock index advanced, led by Royal Bank of Canada . More: continued here

Nominate your postie for top awardDumfries and Galloway Standard, UK –8 minutes agoThe Royal Mail is calling on members of the public to nominate their postman or postwoman that are local heroes in the community. … More: continued here

Thousands of post offices face the axe if Royal Mail loses a vital £200million Government contract. More: continued here