postbox
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"I really don't know what an automatic postbox is," said Ralph Boyd.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
It also features a barcode scanner, which opens a drop-down drawer that is big enough to accommodate parcels that do not fit in the traditional postbox slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench until 14:00 on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
I wish I could open my postbox every day.
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
Royal Mail is introducing 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK, altering the iconic look of the red pillar boxes that have punctuated Britain's streets for nearly two centuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
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
Royal Mail chief executive, Emma Gilthorpe, said the move was an "historic change" that would give "our iconic postboxes a new lease of life".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 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
