BBC News Royal Mail posts to be axed at Gloucester sorting officeBBC NewsHundreds of posts are to be axed as Royal Mail has confirmed its Gloucester sorting office will close and be sold. The company, which is to transfer mail processing operations to Bristol, has said it intends to make …

BBC News Royal Mail Cambridge closure affects 200 jobsBBC NewsRoyal Mail has announced it is to close and sell its processing plant in Cambridge, affecting up to 200 staff. The bulk of its operations are being relocated to Peterborough with the remainder going to Chelmsford. The company said the final …

Wing post office adopts shorter hoursAndalusia Star-NewsResidents in Wing can breathe a sigh of relief – their post office is safe, though the hours will be shorter. Debbie Fetterly, spokesperson for the USPS said that at Tuesday's meeting, residents had the opportunity to select from four different options. More: continued …

Royal Mail consults on international postLogistics ManagerRoyal Mail has launched a consultation document on changes to its International Postal Scheme, with the aim of providing greater clarity on what constitute Dangerous Goods and what cannot be transported by post or can only be transported by post under … More: continued …

Royal Mail closure is 'very sad moment' says MPThis is GloucestershireGloucester MP Richard Graham has said that the closure of the city's Royal Mail sorting office is a 'very sad moment'. The announcement was made this morning that the Eastern Avenue office will shut, threatening 371 posts. Mr Graham has …

Royal Mail to close Cambridge mail centre – 200 jobs at riskITV NewsAround 200 people working at Royal Mail's processing centre in Cambridge have had their jobs put at risk after it was announced the site would close. Royal Mail said today it would be moving most of the work …

BBC News Falklands veteran on an emotional return tripOxford MailTHE Oxford Mail is supporting this year's Poppy Appeal by highlighting the good work of the Royal British Legion in helping our troops. Each day we will bring you the stories of how the charity is transforming the lives of former …

Meeting on Brogue Post Office rescheduledYorkdispatch.comA public meeting that was to be held Wednesday[eya: Nov. 7: ]regarding the Brogue Post Office has been rescheduled. The Postal Service has been hosting meetings with plans to preserve some of York County's smallest post offices. The meeting on the … More: continued here

Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office to be scrappedshropshirestar.comRoyal Mail officials said today it was 'too early' to say how many of the 240 processing and network staff would lose their jobs, but they were hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies. But Darren Jones, secretary for the Shropshire and Mid Wales branch …

In NPR Segment on Poverty, WashPost's Henneberger Sees Food Stamp Surge …NewsBusters (blog)On the afternoon of Election Day, NPR's Tell Me More focused on issues that the media and the candidates tended to ignore. Naturally, one of them was poverty. NPR business editor Marilyn Geewax explained the "stimulus" was designed …