Roads stay nameless after challengeNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –Oct 9, 2008However with emergency services and the Royal Mail increasingly operating out of regionalised centres, villagers can no longer rely on local knowledge to … More: continued here

Post office coffee event raises £1000News Guardian, UK –3 minutes agoBy NEWS REPORTER STAFF at West Monkseaton Post Office in North Tyneside have raised a record amount for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation while hosting their … More: continued here

Reason for closure of post office was bankruptcyEvening Post, UK –2 minutes agoAt the time Royal Mail refused to disclose any details of the move – directing customers to other branches in Knowle Park, Totterdown and Sandy Park. … More: continued here

Internet joker puts Iceland for sale on eBayGlasgow Daily Record, UK –3 minutes agoAN ONLINE joker has put crisis-hit Iceland up for sale on eBay – for just 99p. The island has been forced into economic meltdown by the global credit crunch … More: continued here

Dishonest sub-postmaster jailedComet 24, UK –15 hours agoA sub-postmaster who stole more than £50000 from Royal Mail was jailed for two years and four months today (Friday). Economics graduate Abiodun Omotoso, 33, … More: continued here

If you're ever tempted to poke fun at stamp collectors as pursuing …Kansas.com, KS –53 minutes agoThe US Postal Service has issued another set of great car stamps that will make exchanging holiday greetings with fellow gearheads especially pleasant this … More: continued here

British World War II Bomber Pilot Recovers Remains of Friend 60 …FOXNews –9 hours agoHis quest “spoke of the searing and life-long impact of service in the armed services,” a Royal British Legion spokesman told the Mail. … More: continued here

Post office to offer complete passport servicesThe News-Press, FL –1 hour agoBy Chelsea J. Samuel • csamuel@news-press.com • October 11, 2008 A Bonita Springs Post Office will become a one-stop passport shop on Saturday, Oct. 18. … More: continued here

The midday sun beats down on the arena, glinting off horse trailers parked in the nearby grass and mixing with dust in the air to form a High Plains haze. More: continued here

H'port sponsoring old post office fundraiserSteuben Courier, NY –4 hours agoWhen the Hammondsport Post Office moved to its present location, the old post office boxes were not reused. The Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library has … More: continued here