Residents turn postbox into shrine over impending loss (Daily Telegraph)

Marketing Directors optimistic for 2010 budget increasesUtalkmarketingMarketers expect overall marketing budgets to increase in the last six months of this year, according to Royal Mail's second marketing tracking poll in … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail post delay: Christmas post is still being delivered 3 weeks lateDaily MailThe Royal Mail's promise to beat the big freeze by taking on thousands of temporary staff and making extra deliveries has failed to clear the backlog. …Royal Mail delivers post on Sundays to clear backlogBBC NewsRoyal Mail fails to clear backlogBBC…

The Guardian Royal Mail and miners weigh on FTSE 100 but Severn Trent bucks trendThe GuardianLeading shares have slipped lower after four days of rises, with mining shares and Royal Mail weighing on the index. But Severn Trent is bucking the trend, up 32p at £20.55 after HSBC moved its recommendation from underweight to neutral…

Royal Mail to shut five delivery offices across countyEssex EnquirerThese machines electronically “read” the addresses on letters and sort them into the order in which they will be delivered by Royal Mail's postmen and women. They can sort mail at speeds of up to 45,000 items per hour, and significantly reduce the … More: continued…