It's a hi-tech alternative for investors pondering a punt on Royal Mail, but do the numbers add up? In the coming weeks, investors will be faced with an intriguing choice. Buy shares in the Royal Mail, one of the oldest long-distance communication enterprises in the world – or take a …

A MOTHER and daughter have come to the rescue and secured the future of Tottington Post Office. More: continued here

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News Runcorn election candidate slates Royal Mail privatisation as 'botched' £363m …Runcorn and Widnes Weekly NewsA parliamentary candidate for east Runcorn has blasted the privatisation of Royal Mail as a 'fire sale'. Julia Tickridge, Labour, accused the Government of 'botching' the sell-off. Her comments came after …

PBS NewsHour Missouri moves to end lifetime ban on food stamps for drug felonsPBS NewsHourThe Missouri Senate last week approved a bill that would end the lifetime ban on food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, but it would include safeguards and restrictions for those …

Waiting until April 15 to file your taxes? Here's post office info to help youThe Idaho StatesmanIf you're one of those people who waits until the last minute to file your taxes, here's some information that could help you next week. The Boise mail distribution facility at 2201 S. Cole …

BRIEF-Royal Mail says Ofcom investigation may lead to of uncertainty in UK …ReutersApril 9 (Reuters) -. * Royal Mail statement on Ofcom investigation. * Has been notified by Ofcom of powers under which it will conduct its investigation into certain changes to Royal Mail's access contracts, following a complaint by …

The Calgary Stampeders are pleased to announce that a special new award will be presented for the first time at the fourth annual Fan Forum on Monday, Apr. 14 at the Red & White Club. More: continued here

Getting Walmart Workers Off Food Stamps Would Cost Customers Barely AnythingHuffington PostWhile it's unclear how many of Walmart's workers are on food stamps, as many as 15 percent of the company's employees in Ohio are. Applying that same percentage to the rest of Walmart's workforce, Marketplace estimated the company would …

Ofcom investigating price rises in Royal Mail Access contracts after TNT Post UK complaint. More: continued here

Hargreaves blames Royal Mail float for spike in complaintsCitywire.co.ukHargreaves Lansdown has blamed the high demand it experienced during the Royal Mail flotation for the 3,173 complaints it received in the second half of 2013. The discount broker said 80% of the 'unusually high number' of complaints it received were …and more » …