Coulsdon post office finally reopens after three weeksCroydon Advertiser, UKby Matt Johnson A new sub-postmaster has been appointed to take the helm at Coulsdon's town centre post office, it has emerged. The branch in Lion Green Road finally reopened on Wednesday after being closed for nearly three weeks. Post Office Ltd said … More: continued here
Downtown Rogers hopes for stamp-and-shop SaturdayBenton County Daily Record, ARRomeo's Downtown Pipe & Tobacco Co. was a stop on the Rally's Dice Stroll – Romeo had the "E" stamp. As Friday wore on, however, his humidor was still full. All around downtown Rogers, business windows had the Dice Stroll sticker posted in the window, … More:…
Real Food Can Be Cheaper Than JunkNew York Times, United StatesBy Mark Bittman CookforGood.com has a compelling set of instructions for how to shop and cook inexpensively enough to live on food stamps. Well thought out and presented. This is a long and ongoing discussion — worthy of a cookbook, really — but here … More:…
Ozarks First New Travel Regulations Affect Summer VacationsOzarks First, MO"If your going into Canada or Mexico, you must have a passport to gain entry into those countries," explains Jeff Campbell with the Springfield Post Office Passport Office. Whether on a boat or by car starting June 1st, new travel laws require a …Page Field passport fairWBBHall…
Compensation for mail failures increases by a thirdTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomRoyal Mail paid out more than £2 million in compensation in just three months for lost mail and other delivery problems after pay outs increased by a third. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor More than 250000 complaints were received and completed … More: continued here
Los Angeles Times EBay Changing the Face of Antiquities TradeThe Epoch Times, NY(Chris 73/Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5) With the launch of online auction website eBay over a decade ago, archaeologists feared that antiquities trafficking would suddenly become much more accessible and lead to increased looting of …'Ancient' artifacts, cyber scamsLos Angeles TimesUCLA archaelogy expert…
Anger at BNP leaflets inside city magazinePortsmouth News, UKBy Alex Forsyth Royal Mail delivers Portsmouth City Council's Flagship magazine to around 90000 homes and businesses in Portsmouth up to five times a year. eaflets from political parties including the BNP ahead of next week's European elections. …Postal workers reject BNP leafletsMilton Keynes Todayall 2 news articles…
Postal workers to vote on strike actionStoke & Staffordshire, UKIt is thought most of the 80 distribution and 20 processing jobs will go when Royal Mail shuts its Stoke sorting office and moves operations to Wolverhampton. Now the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is pressing ahead with its ballot after … More: continued here
Vintage aircraft recreates historic Royal Mail flightAberdeen Press and Journal, UKBy Iain Ramage A VINTAGE aircraft took to the skies yesterday to recreate the historic flight between Inverness and Kirkwall on the 75th anniversary of the internal Royal Mail airmail service. Celebrating the milestone of Captain Ted Fresson's …Honour for air mail pioneer 75 years onThe…
KPIC Arson Attempt at Roseburg Post OfficeKEZI TV, ORA Eugene man is in custody, after police arrested him for allegedly trying to burn down the Roseburg Post Office. Officers say 45-year-old Adam Ashe broke into the building's front door and set fire to the contents of a garbage can. …Eugene man under arrest for Roseburg post…