BBC News Royal Mail to create 430 temp jobs to manage Christmas postStoke & StaffordshireMORE than 400 jobs are being created at a Stoke-on-Trent call centre to help Royal Mail cope with the busy Christmas period. The firm is taking on 430 extra temporary staff to work at its customer …

MassLive.com Food stamp deadline extendedBrattleboro ReformerThe 3SquaresVT program, formerly known as food stamps, is a federally administered program by the economics services division to put healthy food within reach for low-income Vermonters. Nearly 200 households in the Brattleboro district have applied to …Deadline extended for Vt. food stamps replacementsHouston Chronicleall …

New City post office named after late Assemblyman Kenneth ZebrowskiThe Journal News | LoHud.comThe Zebrowski family watches Monday as a plaque is unveiled during the dedication of the New City Post Office in honor of the late Assemblyman Kenneth Peter Zebrowski. / Joe Larese/The Journal News NEW CITY — The …

Undelivered mail found by ex-wifeOxford MailBrimblecombe claimed he had been doing overtime and taken the mail home to “kill it off”. Last night, Royal Mail said it had a “zero tolerance” policy to dishonesty in the postal service. Simon Graham-Harrison, prosecuting on behalf of the Royal Mail, …and more » More: …

A POST Office worker has told how he wrenched a Samurai sword from a masked intruder and fended off two raiders as he tried to foil a daylight robbery in Livingston. More: continued here

The government has released new proposals to create a ‘mutual’ Post Office, changing the way customers and communities use its services. Supporting your local Post Office may no longer mean sending a parcel or purchasing travel insurance. More: continued here

After being missing for more than 40 years, two historically significant murals from downtown Modesto’s post office have been found. The coveted artwork has been turned over to the investment group that’s buying that now-closed federal building. More: continued here

The letter carriers have even considered adding groceries to their mailbags to boost delivery volume. More: continued here

Berkley Shop Offers Collectibles Stamped in HistoryPatch.comRespect for the past is strong at America's Stamp Stop, a family-run business with global appeal. By Claire Charlton The mural by Dave Regan is a pop-art tribute to Americana at America's Stamp Stop in Berkley. Jeff Armitage strolled to the glass … More: …

Second post office robbery suspect capturedOpelousas Daily WorldJimmy Darbonne with the sheriff's office. The three men are wanted in connection with the Aug. 13 armed robbery of a postal worker in Lawtell. Darbonne said that robbery took place about 5 pm just outside of the Post Office at 116 Main …