Lynchburg Community Market still working on plan to accept food stampsLynchburg News and AdvanceA statewide program was launched in 2011 by the Virginia Department of Social Services to allow farmers at local farmers markets to accept SNAP, previously known as food stamps, through a wireless device. In 2012, the Lynchburg …

County cracks down on food stamp fraudHamilton Journal News (subscription)The county spends more than $6 million a month — seven times what it spent a decade ago — distributing benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps, to the area's neediest families but county … …

Business minister Michael Fallon has urged postal workers to accept Royal Mail’s 8.6pc wage offer, comparing their deal to the cap imposed on nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces.         More: continued here

Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders (-2, 54) The Calgary Stampeders emerged from Week 1 as the top-ranked team in the CFL following a dominant showing at home against the BC Lions. The Stampeders (1-0) will try to defend their ran… More: continued here

Guernsey Press and Star (subscription) Royal Mail privatisation: Postal workers taking to road to protest against plansMirror.co.ukThe posties' union is taking to the road next week to protest against plans to privatise the Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union is using a bus to stop off at banks UBS, Goldman …

Food stamp cuts can't be done by magicWashington PostCharles Lane [“Abolish food stamps. There's a better way,” op-ed, July 2] attempted to address astonishingly reasonable Republican proposals to cut at least $20 billion in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The expenditures in the …and more » More: continued here

Birmingham Mail Royal baby memorabilia to boost UK economyGlobe and MailThe royal baby is expected any day now but many of the souvenirs have arrived and there is much more to come. From commemorative plates and teapots to T-shirts, mugs, towels, dolls, books, doughnuts, nail polish and even potties, many …

A POSTMAN from the Mandaue City learned how to properly deal with the public the hard way. The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas suspended Antonio Bulawit, a mailman of the Mandaue City Central Post Office, for one month without pay for simple misconduct. More: continued here

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Royal Mail union rejects 8.6% pay deal 'laden with conditions'CIPD (blog)The Communication Workers' Union (CWU), which represents more than 100,000 Royal Mail workers, has rejected an 8.6 per cent pay offer describing the deal as “misleading and unacceptable”. The three year pay deal comes as Royal Mail moves towards … More: …