Times Online Council looks at buying up under-threat post officesScotsman, United Kingdom –2 hours agoLib Dem councillor Conor Snowden said today: "We must work with Royal Mail to minimise the impact of closures." The list of the post offices Royal Mail…Brief Encounter: I want a new postal addressTimes Onlineall 3 news articles …

Belleville farmers' market set to accept food stamps, credit cardsBelleville News Democrat,  USA –4 hours agoShe said all levels of government are increasingly seeing that providing food stamps"… isn't just about giving them any type of food. … More: continued here

Twice a month does not help with food stampsThe Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com, MI –19 minutes agoJACKSON — I'm writing because I'm one of those people who receives food stamps who will be affected by this new change. It seems that the powers that be … More: continued here

Cleric backs post office campaignThe Press Association –4 minutes agoA church leader has thrown his weight behind a trade union campaign against continuing post office closures. The Archbishop of Cashel, Dermot Clifford, … More: continued here

Campaigners overjoyed at post office successYork Press, UK –3 hours agoBy Mike Laycock CUSTOMERS and councillors have hailed the decision to save a vital York post office from the axe. Micklegate Post Office, which The Press …Micklegate Post Office to remain openYork PressDecision due on Micklegate Post OfficeYork Pressall 3 news articles …

Equipment removed from post office branchEastbourne Today, UK –5 minutes agoAngie Hindocha, who has been postmistress at Claremont Road for 20 years, said all the Post Office equipment had been taken away. This is despite assurances … More: continued here

Post Office hosts food driveHilton Head Island Packet, SC –4 minutes agoFood items will be taken to the Post Office and then delivered to the Deep Well Project and Second Helping. For Bluffton residents, the food will be donated … More: continued here

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a finding of unfair labor practices by the U.S. Postal Service in a dispute stemming from a discovery of white powder at a post office in the Florida Panhandle. More: continued here

CityNews A farcical royal blackmail plotBBC News, UK –1 hour agoThe News of the World, the Sun, the Mail and Sunday and the Sunday Express were approached, but all rejected the offer, as did publicist Max Clifford. …Fantasist and alcoholic jailed for plot to blackmail royal over …IndependentRoyal blackmailers jailed in UKCNN …

Bostonist Forever stamps gaining popularity as prices risePocono Record, PA –58 minutes agoBy MELANIE Van DERVEER They say nothing lasts forever but "Forever" stamps are all the rage at local post offices. With the price of a first-class stamp set …Stamps to rise a penny May 12Chicago Sun-TimesPeople stocking up on forever …