Post office pitch causes controversyBizcommunity.com, South Africa –3 hours ago… controversial shortlist of seven to pitch for a single piece of creative business tender for the South African Post Office, according to The Weekender. … More: continued here

Staff Development: Looking Both Ways.TrainingZone.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoAs director of the Royal Mail Academy, Peter Turgoose is charged with the role of aligning development with organisational needs. … More: continued here

Post office interior to receive new lookMonticello Herald Journal, IN –2 minutes agoThe lobby for the Monticello post office is a new look – but it's a makeover that's more than just skin deep. "This project is slated through the beginning … More: continued here

Post office cull could see 58 axedLancashire Evening Post, UK –2 hours agoOne councillor has slammed the decision to close Deepdale Road Post Office. Coun Terry Cartwright said: "It has come as a big shock because I do not …We will fight post office closures vowLancashire Evening PostPost Offices could be closedThe …

Protest at post office closureLiverpool Echo, UK –1 hour agoRESIDENTS angry at the proposed closure of a Bootle post office staged a protest today. They claim that if the Aintree Road shop closes it will force … More: continued here

Domino effect fears over post office closuresNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –4 hours agoThe survey was carried out by Breckland Council throughout its district as it prepares its response to a review by the Post Office of branches in Norfolk …Fighting pledge over post officesBlackpool GazetteMP in Government talks to gain lifeline …

Farmers markets in Merced take food stampsFresno Bee (subscription), CA –5 hours agoBy Corinne Reilly / Merced Sun-star Beginning today, low-income families can use food stamps to buy fruits and vegetables at Merced County flea markets. … More: continued here

John Pathammavong’s fellow reservists always tell him they wish they had a workplace as supportive as his. More: continued here

For Kimya Dawson, the 35-year-old den mother of the tiny anti-folk scene, all the attention for her music in the film ?Juno? is a little troubling. More: continued here

AN Australia Post office at Runcorn in Brisbane’s south has been held up by a man reportedly armed with a handgun. More: continued here