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New operator agrees to reprieve bus servicewww.thisissurreytoday.co.uk, UKBus users in Ockley and Coldharbour feared they would be isolated after Royal Mail announced it was axing its Post Bus service from April 4. The service, which picks up passengers along with sacks of post, had served the villages for many years before …

Royal Mail'trying to replace posties' bikes with vans'BikeRadar.com, UKBy Richard Peace Proposed changes in Royal Mail delivery methods – including replacing the traditional postie's bike with two-person vans – have led to an unofficial strike in Lincoln and protests from a union and MPs in Cambridge. … More: continued here

Antalis leaflet outlines Royal Mail new cost reduction schemePrintWeek, UKAntalis has produced an information leaflet explaining Royal Mail's new discount scheme Sustainable Mail, which it is claimed could save companies up to 4.7% on postal costs. Sustainable Mail will be launched next month and is aimed at increasing the … More: …

SunJournal.com Saving stampsSunJournal.com, MEIt is a federal offense to re-use postage stamps, regardless of whether they have been sent through the mail stream. However, if you put a stamp on an envelope and decide not to use it and you cannot re-use the envelope, or if you botch writing the … …

Probe after Tory leaflet delivery blunderKeighley News, UKBy Keighley News reporter » Royal Mail is investigating how a Conservative Party leaflet was delivered inside a Bradford Council newsletter in Keighley. It follows a complaint by a Riddlesden resident to the council last weekend. … More: continued here

MP condemns town's postmark lossBBC News, UKA Greater Manchester MP has said Royal Mail's decision to stop using the Stockport postmark is "outrageous". Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell was given the news in a reply from Royal Mail bosses to his protest over the closure of the Stockport mail…Battle on for …

Post office phases out stamp vending machines in countySpartanburg Herald Journal (subscription), SCBarret Harding, of Spartanburg, said he missed the vending machines because they cut down on the lines at the post office that have grown longer recently because of the influx of customers who are just purchasing stamps. "It's more …

Stamps are odds-on favourites to repeatVancouver Sun,  CanadaTraining camp is still two months away, but pressure is already mounting on the Stamps to repeat in front of the home crowd. But it's a weight of expectations that simply rolls off the back of head coach and general manager John Hufnagel. …

Endangered post office is more than just mailboxesOrange County Review, VAThe Market at Locust Grove Manager Carol Soaper said locals use the contract post office for the services it offers, and as a means of socializing. By Hannah Wever A neighborhood post office isn’t just a place to buy stamps. … …

Postie's mail stash shameHartlepool Today, UKA POSTWOMAN stashed more than 6000 items of mail at her home rather than delivering to homes across Hartlepool. Jennifer Boddy hoarded 6113 undelivered items of post at her Hartlepool home. Over 19 months, the 34-year-old Royal Mail worker hoarded junk … More: continued here