Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The octagonal pillar structure is the oldest working letterbox in mainland UK [BBC] Red pillar postboxes are an iconic feature of ...

Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK.

Have you noticed anything different about postboxes near you? Some have been wrapped in black plastic, prompting users to wonder whether they were being taken down as fewer people send letters. But ...