The SNP have questioned the UK Government’s commitment to supporting small business after warning over the impact of proposals to give Royal Mail powers to charge an unlimited price for first class stamps while the cost of second-class postage could rise by more than 50 per cent. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Stamp price hike will have 'disastrous' effect on elderly and vulnerableTelegraph.co.ukBy John-Paul Ford Rojas Royal Mail wants to increase the cost of second class stamps from 36p to 55p from April while under the plans there would be no limit on the price of a first class stamp, currently …

Postbag full of mail discovered in streetSouthend StandardIt was a big bag, full of mail – some as recent as January 20. The guy said he had called Royal Mail to report it and they told him to post it back into the nearest post box. “I did not catch …

Fake stamps seized from clerk in receipt scamHindustan TimesCity police have recovered fake stamps from Charanjit Singh, a clerk, who has been arrested in connection with the bogus cash receipt scam in the office of divisional commissioner. Sources said during the interrogation, the accused clerk revealed about … More: continued …

Andrew Burls, 23, pictured, started blazes at Regen's Lingerie boutique in Rye Lane, Peckham, south London, and a post office in the same street last year. More: continued here

Adrian Bailey, chairman of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, and Ian Senior, independent postal economist, debate the pros and cons of raising the price of stamps. More: continued here

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ABC News (blog) Price of stamps may rise to 50 centsWECT-TV6It's now talking about raising the price of stamps from 45 cents to 50 cents. The government agency has already proposed closing hundreds of post offices and processing facilities across the country and canceling Saturday deliveries to save money.Postal Service …

The Gordian Group Awards Healdsburg Post Office RenovationFireEngineering.comJust two days after fire destroyed the Healdsburg, Calif., Post Office north of San Francisco, a temporary counter was set up to serve customers and provisions were in place to expedite renovations, thanks to its Job Order Contracting process. More: continued here