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The Drum eBay reports its biggest ever mobile Christmas in the UK as mobile sales jump …The DrumeBay has reported that more than three million Brits logged on to the site on Sunday 2 December, dubbed 'Super Sunday', via their mobile devices. The number of mobile visitors to the site …

Unique postmark keeps NS post office busy during the holidaysCTV NewsEven in the age of e-cards, Skype and digital greetings, many Canadians still prefer to send Christmas cards the old-fashioned way, through the mail, which is why the holidays tend to be the most hectic time of the year for …

Royal Mail to shut five delivery offices across countyEssex EnquirerThese machines electronically “read” the addresses on letters and sort them into the order in which they will be delivered by Royal Mail's postmen and women. They can sort mail at speeds of up to 45,000 items per hour, and significantly …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Day 2 of Cory Booker's food stamp challenge brings no caffeine and a lot of adviceThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com"While I applaud the Mayor's effort to publicize the difficulty that people have relying on food stamps for their meals, and recognize those challenges are very real, I …

Post office a hot topichillcityprevailernews (blog)Standing room only and out the door was the best way to describe the number of Keystone residents who crowded into and around the narrow lobby of Keystone's post office last Tuesday evening to hear of its fate. Not everyone was happy with what they …

Oakham post office is closed following the theft of a mail van from the street outside. More: continued here

Huntley Post Office open next two SundaysNorthwest HeraldHUNTLEY – The Huntley Post Office, 11013 N. Woodstock St., is one of select post offices that will be open Sundays, Dec. 9 and 16. “This is one of the most exciting and busiest times of the year for the Postal Service, and …

NJ.com (blog) Cory Booker's food stamp shopping, critiquedNJ.com (blog)What person on food stamps buys organic olive oil? Any frugal shopper knows that's simply out of the question on a tight budget. But — news flash in defense of the mayor — it turns out it was on sale. Instead of …

Shields Gazette Stiff-upper-lip posties deliver £800 for charityShields GazetteSteven Carr, delivery manager at the Royal Mail in South Shields, said: “In case any Gazette readers were concerned about the increase in the number of postmen with facial hair, this was part of Movember, with the team at South Shields raising …