Victory for Sunderland paper's army post campaign

A campaign backed by the Sunderland Echo that called for the scrapping of postal charges of parcels sent to troops has resulted in success. he paper supported a reader, Sharon Emery, who spent more than £200 in a month to post goods to her daughter, a soldier serving in Iraq. Now the Royal Mail has agreed to drop that the £6.50 charge for 2kg packages. (Via Sunderland Echo)