Every British gold medallist from the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games had postboxes in their hometowns painted gold in honour of their achievement. More: continued here

Cancelled stampsThe Salinas CalifornianWASHINGTON — The nation's new agricultural law could trim monthly food stamp benefits for 320,000 California households. Under the farm bill, which President Barack Obama signed into law this month, some food stamp recipients in California, 13 other …and more » More: continued here

A petition urging Royal Mail to paint a post box gold to commemorate Lizzy Yarnold’s gold medal winning triumph in the Skeleton Bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi has gathered over 15,000 signatures in 24 hours. The petition, posted on camapign website Change.org by a reporter on Yarnold’s …

Daily Star Team GB golden girl Lizzy Yarnold denied gold postbox by Royal Mail sparking …Mirror.co.ukEvery British gold medallist from the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games had postboxes in their hometowns painted gold in honour of their achievement. But the Royal Mail have so far refused to do …

ROYAL Mail is making some changes to the way it delivers mail in the BA20 (sectors 1-2-9), BA21 (sectors 3-5) and BA22 (sectors 7-9) postcode areas over the coming weeks. More: continued here

Brief: Post office to reopen following asbestos scareSanta Monica Daily PressThe Ocean Park post office is scheduled to reopen Wednesday after asbestos tests came back clean. The post office has been closed since Saturday at 5 p.m. after an asbestos scare. Air and surfaces were tested for the cancer-causing substance …

Donahoe: Carl Icahn Is Wrong, Paypal Should Keep eBayValueWalkOn how eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) and PayPal can be most successful, Donahoe said: “I continue to believe the best way is together, that eBay makes PayPal stronger. And it makes PayPal stronger by helping it grow faster, it provides more data, …

Wednesday letters: Texas water, fuel costs, post officeHouston ChronicleThere have been a number of articles that I read with interest. Several dealt with the concerns about water shortages across the entire state ("Rice farmers drive down for water in what some call a 'devil's bargain'" Page A1, Feb. 3). The …

The privatisation party is over for investors in Royal Mail plc (LON: RMG). Now the hard work begins. More: continued here

Royal Mail and unions turn to third party mediationHRmagazine.co.ukThe Royal Mail, in an agreement with unions Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), has called in independent mediators The TCM Group to resolve disputes among its 150,000 staff. It is the first time the company has taken this step. It …