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1st October 2013

Direct Mail ‘Matters’ For Marketeers

The marketing industry today is trapped in a constant state of flux, overflowing with groundbreaking...Read More

1st October 2013

Facebook And The Truth About Direct Mail

Did you know that Direct Mail was the number one planned marketing channel for 2012?  In fact: wit...Read More

27th September 2013

Royal Mail Sale To Be Completed Before Strike

The Government has confirmed a timetable for the Royal Mail privatisation to be completed ahead of ...Read More

25th September 2013

Young People Believe in Direct Mail

Many people discussed at length the myriad reasons print is not only alive and well, but primed to p...Read More

20th September 2013

Privatisation: The Latest Twist in Royal Mail’s History

A plan to privatise the Royal Mail, which will see around 150,000 workers handed shares worth millio...Read More

20th September 2013

Royal Mail Unveils Commemorative Merchant Navy Stamps

Royal Mail has unveiled a new set of Merchant Navy stamps to commemorate its contribution to British...Read More

17th September 2013

Singing Black Country Postman Releases His First Record

A singing postman who delivers lyrics along with his letters has released his first record. Natha...Read More

12th September 2013

Postman Pat Van Breaks World Record By Reaching Speeds of 100mph

This coin-operated Postman Pat Van has put some of the world's fastest sports cars to shame - by rea...Read More

12th September 2013

Latest Update: Royal Mail Privatisation ‘In The Coming Weeks’

The government has given formal notice to the stock exchange that it plans to privatise the Royal Ma...Read More

11th September 2013

Royal Mail Letterbox – In The Middle of the River Thames?

An incredulous postman spotted the traditional box embedded into one of the buttresses of a brick br...Read More

10th September 2013

JLR Pledges 1,700 New Jobs For Solihull

Vehicle manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is to create 1,700 new jobs in the West Midlands as part of...Read More

9th September 2013

Special Delivery! Wythenshawe Postie Gets Missing Alfie, 5, Home Safe

A postman has been hailed a ‘guardian angel’ after saving a young boy with autism who was about ...Read More

4th September 2013

Library of Birmingham: Official Opening of £189m Building

The £189m Library of Birmingham, which houses a collection of one million books, has opened. The...Read More

3rd September 2013

Postman by Morning, Artist by Afternoon

The 39-year-old from Charlton Kings, who works at the Royal Mail sorting office in Swindon Road, is ...Read More

2nd September 2013

Birthday Gift arrives in Canada After 6,000-Mile Trip via Japan

Margaret Rhodes, who runs Anchorage Care Group with her husband in Condover, near Shrewsbury, was le...Read More

29th August 2013

Calgary Mailman Arms Himself With Tennis Racket to Fend Off Hawks

Surveying the treetops through black binoculars from her front step, Pat Rendle swivelled her head a...Read More

27th August 2013

Wimbledon’s Original Postal Worker

As the privatization of Royal Mail approaches with all of its future uncertainties, Wimbledon can lo...Read More

19th August 2013

Great Train Robbery – 50th Anniversary

The Great Train Robbery was committed in the early hours of August 8th, 1963 on the Bridego Railway ...Read More

16th August 2013

West Bromwich’s ‘Pink Elephant’ Faces Extinction

During our relationship Sandwell Arts Trust there has been many ups and downs, however we are sad to...Read More

16th August 2013

Royal Mail’s Investment in "QR codes"

Royal Mail is investing £70m in barcodes that will be added to letters so that companies can track ...Read More