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BBC News Royal Mail cuts half its later collection timesBBC NewsRoyal Mail said many post boxes no longer cover their costs: "Rather than decommission uneconomic postboxes, while staying within the regulated density requirement, Royal Mail will ensure their viability by improving the efficiency of its collections … More: continued here

St. Vincent post office swamped after Steeler's autograph vowTribune-ReviewMail addressed to Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been stacking up at St. Vincent College almost as fast as Brown has been racking up yards. “That's definitely a football,” Maria Schifano, assistant manager at the post office on the Unity …and …

Collection times at almost half the Royal Mail's collection boxes will be brought forward to between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here

Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office evacuated in smoke dramashropshirestar.comThe Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury was evacuated when the basement filled with smoke. Fire crews at the scene. Tweet. But firefighters found the smoke had been sucked in through an air vent from outside where workmen were burning lines off …

BBC News Newstead Abbey white peacock hatched from eBay eggBBC NewsA "rare" white peacock hatched from an egg bought on eBay has been released in the grounds of a Nottinghamshire abbey. Arthur Parkinson, an apprentice who works at Newstead Abbey, bought the egg for about £40 and hatched it using …

Ofcom reveals extent of Royal Mail's letter delivery competitionPost and ParcelThe union, which has been lobbying along with Royal Mail to have universal service-type standards imposed on rival TNT Post UK, said a new report from Ofcom revealing a “steep” decline in mail volumes in the UK showed the need …

The Wire Ex-Postmaster General Condemns USPS for 'Prostituting' StampsThe WireBenjamin Bailar, the former Postmaster General, has told Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe that the United States Postal Services is "prostituting" its stamp program. Bailer resigned from the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, the group that decides …Ex-Postmaster General Accuses the USPS of …

The new Vauxhall Street post office will be officially opened in Norwich today. More: continued here

Two men who led police on a high-speed pursuit across Norwich following a burglary at a rural post office have been jailed. More: continued here

The Margaret River Post Office will soon receive front-loading post office boxes to meet demand from residents unable to get their own boxes. More: continued here