Postal workers to strike over centre closureBolton News, UK –9 minutes agoThe Stonehill Road depot is due to shut in 2010 as part of a Royal Mail cost-cutting exercise. Members of the Communication Workers’ Union say there has … More: continued here

Houseladder Interest in Homes Up ; East Yorks: Inquiries About New Houses Rose …istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR –37 minutes ago(Source: Hull Daily Mail (UK))East Yorks: Inquiries about new houses rose by 25 per cent last month compared with October, according to a survey. The Royal…RICS Americas in Collaboration with Leading US Engineering …

Operation SantaPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA –7 minutes agoThere are several ways to participate: through the main post office at 30th Street in Philadelphia; through a post office closer to your home in Pa. or NJ; … More: continued here

Ask Dave Taylor: How do you get the best deals on eBay?Daily Camera, CO –1 hour agoQ: I'm a big fan of eBay and am convinced that with some work, attention to detail and a bit of luck, I can create a profitable home business buying and … More: continued here

Concern over failure to replace post office at PortsoyPress and Journal, UK –13 minutes agoBy John Thomson Efforts to revive a post office branch which closed down at a north-east town six weeks ago have so far failed. … More: continued here

Post–office oversight your ticket to wealth?The Gazette (Montreal), Canada –10 minutes agoAfinancial analyst, considered to be the among the most sage in the city (even when he is tippling, which is often these days), gathered a group of … More: continued here

Mail centres vote to go on strike at ChristmasSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –11 hours agoThe strikes – at Oxford, Milton Keynes, Crewe, Merseyside, Bolton, Stockport and Coventry – are in response to Royal Mail's plans to close several mail…Strike threat to postal servicesBBC NewsMail workers vote to strikeMilton Keynes TodayPostal staff agree to take …

Federated Church hopes to buy Saratoga Post Office property for …San Jose Mercury News,  USA –5 hours agoBy Brian Babcock While some Saratogans bemoan the decision of the US Postal Service to close the Village Post Office, those affiliated with the Saratoga … More: continued here

Florida leads nation in food stamp requestsMyFox Tampa Bay, FL –1 hour agoFlorida now leads the nation in requests for food stamps, and state leaders expect much more to come. "These are families, these are children, these are our …Food Stamp Requests SoarWPECDCF Goes Cyber to Keep Up With Food Stamp RequestCapitol …

Will post office send more business to New Brighton?Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN –7 minutes agoBusiness owners in Main Street Village are hoping a soon-to-open post office will give a boost to the area. By MARIA ELENA BACA, Star Tribune The city of … More: continued here