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Read More »EU Approves UK Pension Relief Plan for Royal Mail – Wall Street Journal
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Read More »Cashier walks free after stealing £23000 from Calne post office – This Is Wiltshire
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Read More »Government to take over Royal Mail pension scheme deficit from next month
The Government has been given the go-ahead to take over the “excessive” pension costs of its former monopoly postal service Royal Mail, the European Commission has announced. More: continued here
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Read More »Yountville Veterans Home Post Office will remain open – Lake County News
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Read More »Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce warning over postage stamp costs – Huddersfield Examiner
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