New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services is reporting that more households are receiving food stamps than at any other time in recent years. More: continued here

Orange plans to offer a range of co-branded applications for its Signature handsets, starting off with an eBay application. More: continued here

Someone’s going to get the sack Royal Mail’s three main websites have been unavailable since last night, forcing millions of customers to get used to the taste of glue while guessing where their registered post might be.… More: continued here

Residents open their own shop and post officeHexham Courant,  United Kingdom –3 hours agoThe venture, which has prompted villagers to establish a co-operative, has secured the replacement of the village shop and post office after the previous …Axe falls on Chippenham post officesGazette & Heraldall 3 news articles More: continued here

Learn about eBay at free seminarPress & Sun-Bulletin, NY –13 minutes agoMary Martir from the Binghamton Post Office will hold a free eBay seminar from 5:30 to 7:30 pm April 22 and 29 at the Broome County Public Library, … More: continued here

Stamps vie for acceptance in e-mail ageMontgomery Advertiser, AL –3 hours agoYep, they're postage stamps and they once were the cat's pajamas — a term used back in the 1920s when people put letters into them — envelopes, … More: continued here

Ulster Herald (subscription) MP launches petition against use of North Humberside nameYorkshire Post, UK –1 hour agoMr Stuart claimed the Royal Mail had told him it wanted to remove all references to counties from its database, but had been persuaded not to by customers. …Strathroy community fight to save local Post OfficeUlster …

More get food stamps: Economic downturn has spurred more …Foster’s Daily Democrat, NH –2 hours ago"Families that even a year ago were managing to scrimp, and probably could have applied for food stamps but didn't … are feeling that they need to apply. … More: continued here

Lebanon post office likely will remain closed | KXNet.com North …KXMC, ND –51 minutes agoLEBANON, SD (AP) A post office in Lebanon damaged in an accident will likely not reopen. A pickup truck rammed the post office in mid December, …Lebanon Post Office To Likely Remain ClosedKELOLAND TVLebanon Will Lose Post OfficeKELOLAND …

Rallying to save Naphill Post OfficeBucks Free Press, UK –1 hour agoNAPHILL'S Member of Parliament and councillors joined residents in their battle to save a post office in the area on Friday. … More: continued here