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Stamps up against it facing red-hot TicatsVictoria Times ColonistHAMILTON, Ont. — A few weeks ago, Hamilton Ticats head coach George Cortez found himself at a local Tim Hortons restaurant at 5 a.m. when his cell phone started ringing. "I thought, 'Who the heck is this?'" related Cortez on Wednesday, a …

The Guardian Royal Mail defends decision to deny Paralympic gold medallists own stampsThe GuardianTim Cowen of Royal Mail said: "We're honoured to be celebrating the achievements of ParalympicsGB. We will be doing more than any other postal administration in history to celebrate the Paralympic Games and Paralympic athletes. For the …

Royal Mail stats show dog attacks on postal workers fell by 50%Runcorn and Widnes Weekly NewsA Royal Mail spokeswoman, said: “While this reduction is a step in the right direction, the number of incidents is still unacceptably high and we are working with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to reduce …

Blackpool Gazette eBay scam leads to jail termBlackpool GazetteToday, Phil Austin, the firm's non-executive chairman, said Ellis's betrayal was exacerbated because his ebay account was active during a period when the company was forced to shed 30 jobs in March last year. He said: “People were losing their jobs … …

Telegraph.co.uk Post Office to offer mortgages in branchTelegraph.co.ukPost Office computers crash. The Post Office will offer mortgages Photo: ALAMY. 8:37AM BST 09 Aug 2012. Comments. The Post Office stepped up its bid to become a market leading lender today by announcing plans to offer specialist mortgage advice.Post Office branches to …

Mortgage Introducer Post Office in mortgage advice planThe Press AssociationThe Post Office stepped up its bid to become a top-10 lender by announcing plans for scores of specialist mortgage advisers. Seven mortgage specialists will initially be available in Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Luton and Norwich, under a pilot …Mortgage specialists on …

Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsESPNThe Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing — and with Britain in third place … …

USA TODAY CNMI Post Office Will Expand Its Package Pickup TimesPacific News CenterSaipan, MP – Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan has announcedthat postal patrons will be able to pick up their arriving packages during all regular business hours and not only at the special package pick-up times that are currently …

Berkeley residents fight for post office The City Council, mayor's office and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, have all vowed to fight the sale of the downtown building, where Berkeley residents have been buying stamps and mailing packages since 1914. The mail trucks and sorting and loading operations would move to …