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Petition to save Acushnet post office open for signaturesSouthCoastToday.comKeating said closing the Acushnet branch will not solve what ails the postal system. "Rather than eliminating the services provided by each post office, we must correct the issue of pension overpayment and remove arbitrary regulations requiring …and more » More: continued here

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Telegraph.co.uk Deal to protect post officesThe ArgusMinisters claim to have struck a deal that will prevent any more post office closures. The government has announced a new ten-year agreement with the Royal Mail. Postmasters welcomed the “essential” deal, saying it would provide certainty after many …Ministers pledge to end to …

Telegraph.co.uk Pledge to end to post office closuresThis is SomersetThe future of post offices across the West has been secured by a new long-term deal, ministers claimed yesterday. They vowed there will be no further closures of branches, under a ten-year agreement between the Post Office and the Royal Mail.Deal …

A shot in the arm was given to post offices across East Anglia last night after a 10-year deal was signed to keep Royal Mail services in the region’s branches for the next decade. More: continued here

shropshirestar.com Royal Mail shake-up hits delivery times in Ellesmere PortEllesmere Port PioneerA DECLINE in letter sending has forced Royal Mail to scale back its operations in Ellesmere Port. Deliveries will now run until later in the day as Royal Mail battles to keep down prices. Royal Mail issued a statement …

Daily Mail Deadly infection that killed three babies is traced to taps in hospital's neo …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter A killer infection that claimed the lives of three babies in a Belfast hospital has been traced to taps in the neo-natal unit, Northern Ireland's health minister said. All the …