"A rural post office is more than a place to mail packages and pick up letters," says Margaret McCoy, who retired as postmaster this week. More: continued here

ITV News Stamp and gold postbox to celebrate Geraint Thomas Olympic cycling winWalesOnlineWelsh cycling hero Geraint Thomas' gold medal success in the men's pursuit has been celebrated with a special stamp and a gold-painted postbox in his home city of Cardiff. Thomas teamed up with Ed Clancy, Steven Burke and …

BBC News Commemorative stamp issued to mark Anna Watkins' 'fairytale' Olympic …This is StaffordshireThe stamps– which show Anna and Katherine Grainger proudly displaying their medals – will be on sale in more than 500 Post Office branches across the UK from lunchtime tomorrow. A Royal Mail spokesman said: "This is …

Gold medal stamp for Geraint Thomas cycling winITV NewsCardiff cyclist Geraint Thomas has been commemorated with his picture on a special first-class stamp after he helped Great Britain to a win in the men's team pursuit yesterday. The gold medal stamp was produced and printed overnight and will be on …

AppAdvice iPhone 5 release rumours spark increase in eBay trade-insExaminer.comAdvertisement. There has been no shortage of reports that Apple will hold a special event to unveil its next iPhone that have resulted in a noticeable boost in people trading in their old devices according to eBay. A popular blog, TechnoWorld, …

Congress keeps busy going postalCulpeper Star ExponentBy “things,” I actually mean a singular “thing” and that one thing is renaming post offices. ABC OTUS News reported in an online story that, over the last year and a half, members of Congress introduced 60 bills to change the names of post …

THE Post Office has announced a three-year extension, until 2023, to its link with the Bank of Ireland. More: continued here

NOLA.com Republicans blast rise in food stamp rolls, but House leaders stop short of …NOLA.comRepublican conservatives, including Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, and Gov. Bobby Jindal, have criticized the Obama administration for steadily rising food stamp rolls during the past couple of years. But GOP congressional leaders put the kibosh this …

Almost 80 post offices to cater for users of shut AIB branchesIrish IndependentALMOST 80 post offices will offer banking services to AIB customers to replace services that will be lost when it closes 51 branches in two months. An Post revealed a deal brokered with the bailed-out bank will mean …

The Express Tribune Documentation drama: Buyers take a licking as stamp vendors fleece allThe Express TribuneThe paper is a requirement for a plethora of official documents and an artificial shortage has allegedly been created by those aiming to profit off black marketing the document. Instead of selling it for the …