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ic Liverpool Oldham’s sorting office set to closeOldham Advertiser, UK –12 hours agoAs the Advertiser was going to press, Royal Mail announced a shake up that follows a two-year review into the service. There are currently seven mail…Comment: Vital that city wins PO battleLiverpool Daily PostCopperas Hill sorting office to closeLiverpool Echoall …

A 6-foot (1.8-meter)-tall, 250-pound (113-kilogram) mail carrier wants the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men. More: continued here

35000 JOBS MAY GOMirror.co.uk, UK –2 minutes agoBy Clinton Manning 7/08/2008 Up to 35000 jobs could be axed with the closure of dozens of Royal Mail sorting offices, union leaders claimed last night. … More: continued here

NME.com Festival-goer dies at Kendal CallingNME.com, UK –11 hours agoKatie Jones was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and passed away the following day (August 2). The cause of death yet to be confirmed. … More: continued here

BBC News Doctor's Homemade Dialysis Machine Saves BabyFOXNews –Aug 5, 2008When Millie Sophie Kelly was born, Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, England did not have a dialysis machine small enough to fit the newborn, …Doctor saves baby's life by making homemade kidney dialysis machineMail on Sundayall 28 news articles More: continued …

Don’t let your dogs attack us, plead postiesHuddersfield Examiner, UK –16 hours agoThe Royal Mail worker, who wishes to remain anonymous, lost part of her finger in the attack in West Yorkshire in April. Now scarred for life, she is urging … More: continued here

Postal workers march to support the Bristol 3Socialistworker.co.uk, UK –Aug 5, 2008Colin Tucker and Kay Gibbs were sacked after Royal Mail claimed they had banged on the side of a company van crossing their picket line. … More: continued here

ic Liverpool Fury as Royal Mail axes Copperas Hill sorting officeLiverpool Echo, UK –10 hours agoBUSINESS Secretary John Hutton will not block Royal Mail’s bid to axe Copperas Hill. The company yesterday confirmed the Liverpool sorting centre would …Royal Mail Copperas Hill sorting office closure blowLiverpool Daily PostOldham’s sorting office set to …

A LIVERPOOL MP branded Royal Mail as “reprehensible” last night, after the company officially announced it wants to close the city’s Copperas Hill sorting office. More: continued here

Union officials say they cannot rule out strike action over plans to shut a Royal Mail sorting office. More: continued here