Is it the last Christmas post for a state-owned Royal Mail?

It's shortly after 9.30am in the small town of Earby in Lancashire, tucked
just south of the Yorkshire Dales national park, and Laura Craig is well into
her daily round. The local postwoman strides up garden paths past inflatable
Santas and tinsel wreaths to empty the first load of the day [...]
Source:
http://www.ezonearticle.com/2012/12/20/is-it-the-last-christmas-post-for-a-state-owned-royal-mail/