Australia Post defends closures
FACING a backlash from residents angry over looming post office closures, Australia Post said it must ensure it remained financially self-sustaining by closing unviable outlets.
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FACING a backlash from residents angry over looming post office closures, Australia Post said it must ensure it remained financially self-sustaining by closing unviable outlets.
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For 27 years, 87-year-old has cared for post office flower bedShelby StarSitting outside the post office on a hot afternoon, Johnson greets everyone who enters. When they leave, whether it's an old friend or someone she's just met, she says, “I love you.” Johnson comes to the post office on a regular basis, because for…
Piney Fork post office closesThe Steubenville Herald-StarBy DAVE GOSSETT – Staff writer , The Herald-Star STEUBENVILLE – The Piney Fork post office ceased operations Friday and post office box services have been moved to the Smithfield post office. Piney Fork Postmaster Donna Nidel declined comment and … More: continued here
The National Post Office has accused public transport companies of venturing into courier services, a business that was previously reserved for the public agency. More: continued here
Post Office gets saved – thanks to usSwindon AdvertiserIn April, the Adver reported that the Toothill branch was to shut this month for a “temporary” period – but the Post Office said it did not know how long “temporary” meant. But since the news broke, campaigner Steve Wakefield and … More: continued here
A six-week consultation period will begin ahead of a proposed move to 350 metres further down Reading Road More: continued here
If you dread going to the post office, it now appears that the residual corps of post offices will shrink dramatically–meaning longer lines at the facilities that remain. Happy Monday! Yes, after hemorrhaging cash for years, the U.S. Postal Service is set to close roughly 2,000 locations in the coming months, with another 16,000 potentially…