Metro Post Office refuses blind OAP pension over signature mismatchMirror.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoBy Geoffrey Lakeman 18/04/2008 The Post Office refuses to hand over £4000 in pension payments to blind Anne Hopton – because they say her signature does not …Blind woman refused access to pensionGuardianDeaf as postMirror.co.ukI'M BLIND AND DEAF, BUT …

Town to fight to save post officeNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –4 hours agoA Norfolk town has pledged to "fight tooth and nail" to save a popular post office from closure. Residents and councillors in Swaffham have launched a …Post offices: The fight goes onLynn Newsall 2 news articles More: continued here

Iowans are crediting publicity efforts and eased eligibility requirements for an increase in the number of food-stamps participants nationwide. More: continued here

Lembit's plea to Post Office bossesPowys County Times, UK –4 hours agoBy Dominic Robertson LEMBIT Opik has made a direct plea to the Post Office for two villages to retain their postal services. The Post Office closure scheme … More: continued here

Post office branded as ‘worse than ever’this is hampshire.net, UK –1 hour agoBy Will Carson SOUTHAMPTON'S new post office came under fire from customers as it opened its doors yesterday – because they have go to upstairs to use its …Anger over post office move upstairsSouthern Daily Echoall 4 news articles More: …

Tax day means busy dayTimes-Journal, AL –Apr 15, 2008At the Fort Payne Post Office, supervisor Judy Ling was also ready for one of the biggest mailing days of the year. “We did have a long line [Monday], …Regular postal hours catch last-minute taxpayers off guardTuscaloosa News (subscription)Post office lacks customer serviceTuscaloosa News …

A quarter of a gallon of gasoline, half of a Spam musubi, two first-class postage stamps, a regular-size Snickers bar, a small apple or a single roll of toilet tissue is what taxpayers could buy with the credit state legislators have decided is due them. More: continued here

REGISTER YOUR PROTEST OVER OBSOLETE NAMEHull Daily Mail, UK –5 hours agoHe said the Royal Mail had told him it wanted to remove all references to counties from its official database, but had been persuaded not to by customers. … More: continued here

A cyber-criminal who embarrassed eBay for nearly a year with claims he had hacked the site was arrested on Thursday, according to eBay. More: continued here

A SUPERB display of philatelic material about Astronomy was seen at the latest meeting of Dumfries Stamp Club. Margaret Morris had travelled down from Glasgow and gave a high turnout of members a most entertaining evening. More: continued here