Allentown Morning Call Portland loses a part of its charm with closing of borough's post…Allentown Morning Call, PABy Tom Coombe | Of The Morning Call The US Postal Service says financial constraints will force it to suspend services when the Portland post office building's lease expires. (Kevin Mingora, Allentown Morning Call …

Postman honoured for foster roleBBC News, UKFoster care provided by a postman from the Highlands has been recognised in Royal Mail's 1st Class People Awards. Hugh McBean, who works from Nairn Delivery Office, and his wife Mandy have offered care for children with special needs since 2004. … More: continued here

And the winning post office is… closedWestern Morning News, UKThe Royal Mail launched the search to find the very best outlet offering "outstanding customer service, whether it is in a city shopping centre, village shop or even pub, farm or church". But the move has been branded a "sick joke" by …

RBS Plans First UK Government-Backed Yen Bond SaleBloombergBy Patricia Kuo March 6 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, the biggest state-controlled UK bank, plans to sell its first bonds in yen that are guaranteed by the British government. RBS is managing its own sale of euroyen notes and …

Auctionbytes Analysts to Grill eBay at Next Week's Investor DayAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner While eBay has talked up the growth of its online classifieds and advertising businesses, Wall Street seems focused on the challenges in the marketplaces business and when – not if – eBay will get rid of Skype. Analysts …

1 in 10 Americans now on Food StampsTribble Ad Agency (satire), PAThe US Government has reported an increase of 700000 food stamp recipients in a single month putting the figure at 31.8 million or about 10% of the country are now on food stamps. We cannot stress how big of a …

Ohio looks to collect cash from new stampThe Plain Dealer – cleveland.com, OH%%endhead%% Wildlife officials are hoping a Ohio Wildlife Stamp, which makes its debut in 2010, will help in a minor way to balance the agency's budget with money from Ohioans who don't hunt, fish or trap. The Division of …

Politics.co.uk Mail plans 'break manifesto vow'BBC News, UKDave Watson told Labour's annual conference the proposed 30% sell-off failed to keep a manifesto commitment to a publicly-owned Royal Mail. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said the plans were needed to ensure the post continued to be delivered. …Mandelson set to get his …

Telegraph.co.uk Love letters from Prince of Wales for sale on eBayTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLove letters from the Prince of Wales to former girlfriend Janet Jenkins are up for sale on auction site eBay. By Laurey Buckland One of the six letters to Miss Jenkins was written in June 1980, just a year …

Markets relieved US jobs numbers were not worseguardian.co.uk, UKAnd while we have limited detail on the comparability of longevity assumptions, a read-across from Royal Mail suggests the deficit could reach £10 billion, based on Royal Mail management commentary. maximum), with £750m a possibility if pension … More: continued here