BBC News Brown renews banker pension pleaBBC News, UKBut he will face a protest by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at plans to partly privatise Royal Mail. Sir Fred's pension pot doubled to £16m last October, guaranteeing the 50-year-old £693000 a year for life, when he agreed to take early …'Fred …

Review: TrialPay can help you get freebies onlineSan Jose Mercury News,  USAI also scored a movie ticket from Fandango.com by buying a sheet of customizable photo stamps from Stamps.com. This time, I managed to game the TrialPay system by using coupon codes I found online to get 10 percent off …

New stamps created for May rate increaseNewsOK.com, OKBy AP WASHINGTON — With postal rates going up in May, the US Postal Service is readying stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to 44 cents May 11, and several other rates …

Driver crashes into Bodega Bay Post OfficeSanta Rosa Press Democrat, CABy LAURA NORTON A Bodega Bay woman pulling into a parking space at the Bodega Bay Post Office crashed into the building Friday when her foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal, the CHP said. The driver, Anne Devereaux, …

Royal Mail sale opposed by half of small businessesTimes Online, UKSmall businesses are today adding to the pressure on the Government over the sale of a stake in Royal Mail, with nearly half saying that they want the postal group to remain in public ownership. In a survey of more than …

Sun City Summerlin to lose post officeLas Vegas Sun, NV"I get my prescriptions, I do some grocery shopping, beauty supplies and I use the post office. I like having the convenience close to home." The next closest post office is at Town Center and Summerlin Parkway, a 2-mile difference, which is …

Lease terms reached for post officeThe Review, OH"Everything will be as normal," Dubina assured, adding the post office will open its doors today and continue business as usual on Monday. First National Community Bank has owned the lease to the building at 15713 state Route 170. … More: continued here

County facing rising need for food stampsWBBH, FLRequests for food stamps in Lee County are skyrocketing. Some might say Tiffany Stoughton serves as the perfect face of this downed economy. She is a middle class, twenty-something mother with another child on the way. Now, she has taken a drastic but … …

Royal Mail has failed to deliverTimes Online, UKSadly, I doubt whether young Bruno's affection for Royal Mail will survive into adulthood. It is, after all, extremely hard to remain fond of an organisation that treats customers with contempt. When I visited my local post office the other day, … More: continued …

Faced with layoffs and foreclosures, the number of food stamps recipients in the Rogue Valley climbed to record levels in January, with Medford showing a 13.5 percent increase compared with a year ago. Ashland climbed 8.7 percent and Grants Pass was up 20.7 percent. More: continued here