At the Brighton conference on Wednesday, Labour delegates supported calls for the government to take responsibility for Royal Mail’s pension deficit. More: continued here
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China Post issued a set of stamps yesterday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China – and they are certain to become collectors’ items. More: continued here
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It seems things aren’t as safe as they used to be at post office branches in South Africa, which have experienced a 29 percent rise in armed robberies. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Trade Networks Announces New President & CEO (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and growing international ocean and air freight forwarder, today announced the appointment of Fred Schardt as president & chief executive officer of FedEx Trade Networks. More: continued here
Read More »Girl Tries To Sell Her “Moaning” Grandma On eBay – Huffington Post (blog)
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Read More »Record number of state residents use food stamps (The Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD — The state continues to set records for the number of people using food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Postman slack: Royal Mail man jailed for hiding 6,000 letters so he could stay in bed (Daily Mail)
Nicholas Moore struggled to get out of bed in the morning so when he was running late at the end of his round he stashed the remaining mail away. More: continued here
Read More »Music Review: Chris Richards on U2’s Dazzler at FedEx Field (Washington Post)
After months of anticipation, it finally descended upon FedEx Field: the stage prop to end all stage props. Looming 164 feet over the stage and christened “The Claw,” with its menacing girth it made Funkadelic’s mothership look like a Frisbee covered in Reynolds Wrap. More: continued here
Read More »Men in court over alleged Aberdeen robbery bid – Aberdeen Evening Express
stv.tv Men in court over alleged Aberdeen robbery bidAberdeen Evening ExpressThe court appearances came after an alleged attempted robbery at an Aberdeen bank and the alleged theft of a Royal Mail van. Jackson also faced another …Bank Raid: Two HeldistockAnalyst.com (press release)Two men due in court over Aberdeen Post Office …
Read More »Buyer misses date to close post office sale (Chicago Tribune)
British developer Bill Davies has not met today’s goal of closing on Chicago’s behemoth old post office, according to a statement released by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
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