postbox
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Boyd said he was not notified about the new postbox and didn't think it would be accessible for people of his age.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Two designs were trialled in the pilot, including one where the entire round lid of the postbox was black.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
"Our message is clear, if you have a Royal Mail label on your parcel, and it fits, put it in a postbox and we'll do the rest," Mr Clarkson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
On some days, I wish I could stay inside my postbox, with a tiny pillow made from a stamp with a flower on it.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
There are currently seven upgraded ones in Northern Ireland, and with more to come, postboxes across the country have been taken out of service.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The taped up postboxes are part of Royal Mail's roll out of 3,500 new postboxes across the UK.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
In the new design, solar panels on the top of the postboxes power a digitally-activated drawer, allowing customers to deposit small parcels.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Emma Gilthorpe, Royal Mail chief executive, called it an "historic change" to give postboxes "a new lease of life".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
Across the country that day, the ballots for year-end honors in Thoroughbred racing began arriving in journalists’ postboxes.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
