Senator calls potential post office move 'disaster for downtown Santa Fe'KOB.comSenator Tom Udall is calling the possible move of Santa Fe's main post office“a disaster for downtown Santa Fe.” That is according to KOB Eyewitness News 4's media partners at The Santa Fe New Mexican. Udall says the post office …

A sign informs customers of the new hours for the post office at the Plaza. Due to vandalism, the lobby is closed at noon on Saturday and remains closed until Monday at 8:30 a.m. More: continued here

Royal Mail bosses face a race against time to reach a deal with the workforce on proposed changes to its final salary pension scheme. A consultation on the proposals ends next Sunday. More: continued here

California discourages needy from signing up for food stampsLos Angeles TimesEven though Republican Gov. Rick Perry ultimately got rid of the policy, Texas — always seeking to whittle down "big government" — remains one of the most effective states at keeping its poor out of the giant federal food stamp …

LAST WEEK’S story on the Royal Mail pension funds (“Royal Mail pumps £90m into bosses’ pension plan”) may have left the wrong impression that the group’s executive pension plan was being supported more favourably than the main scheme for company employees. More: continued here

POST Office workers in Scotland are to go on strike as part of UK-wide action over the August Bank Holiday weekend in an escalating row over jobs, pay and closures. More: continued here

The state's participation rate is the lowest in the U.S. — only about half of those qualified get the aid — making it the envy of more-conservative states. WASHINGTON — It was not surprising that Texas held out.         More: continued here

Former Ramsey County detox worker convicted of buying client's food stampsPioneer PressAn aide with the Ramsey County Detox Center who was accused of buying a client's food stamps debit card has been convicted. Judge Patrick Diamond delivered the written verdict Friday after hearing evidence last month in the trial of …

BBC News Postal strikes in Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater affect servicesBBC NewsVal Bodden from Royal Mail said: "It is disappointing that our colleagues have decided to take industrial action and we will do everything we can to minimise the disruption to our customers. "Royal Mail is fully committed to the process …

The Post Office is urged by an MP not to move one of its Wrexham offices to a shop near a busy road. More: continued here