Royal Mail

Shropshire Star Mail move is all sortedBasingstoke Gazette, UK –3 hours agoBy Patrick Knox POST from the Basingstoke area is set to travel three times further after Royal Mail announced that it will be shutting its Reading sorting …Mail sorting office to closeShropshire Starall 3 news articles More: continued here

A huge operation will take place tonight to disarm a German bomb that threatens up to two square kilometres of east London. Royal Engineers plan to cut through the metal casing of the 60-year-old device. More: continued here

The Russian film “Mongol” gets a special advance screening at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. More: continued here

Shropshire Star Mail sorting office to closeShropshire Star, UK –1 hour agoThe Royal Mail sorting office in Much Wenlock will close this weekend, leading to fears that the delivery service in rural areas could be hit. …Ilford postcode among worst for late mailIlford Recorder 24all 2 news articles More: continued here

BIRTHDAY cards and bills are among hundreds of posted items arriving late, as Ilford was named one of the most unreliable mail areas in the country. Homes in Ilford are less likely to receive first class mail the next day, with the IG postcode making it into the 20 worst …

Michael Doulton, ambassador for Royal Doulton, makers of fine china products, will meet with collectors and sign their pieces from noon to 4 p.m. Sun., June 8 at the Royal Doulton Company Store, Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 530, Camarillo. More: continued here

North Essex: Job cuts blamed for late postThe Gazette, UK –27 minutes agoRecently-published Royal Mail figures for 2007/8 showed the CO postcode area, which covers both Colchester and Tendring, had the second-worst record for … More: continued here

The $3 million deal to transfer 25 miles of Port Royal Railroad from the S.C. State Ports Authority to Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority is one step closer to federal approval. More: continued here

Post varies from Haverhill to ClareHaverhill Echo, UK –3 minutes agoRoyal Mail failed to achieve nine of its 12 minimum service targets, its performance having been severely affected by industrial action. … More: continued here

CWU conference: union set for crucial fightSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –Jun 3, 2008Dave Ward, CWU deputy general secretary, has said that the next six months will determine the future of Royal Mail and its thousands of workers. … More: continued here