IRONWOOD — The holiday season is a busy time for everyone and nowhere is that more true than at the U.S. Post Office in Ironwood. More: continued here

Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Canadian financial shares fell, led by Royal Bank of Canada, on concern that they may face additional writedowns related to U.S. home loans. More: continued here

THE Wiltshire Times’ Stamp of Disapproval campaign supporting threatened post office branches in west and north Wiltshire is attracting public support. More: continued here

The price of a first-class stamp is going up by 2p to 36p next year while second-class rises by 3p to 27p. More: continued here

Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that’s based on standard cell… More: continued here

Residents on the west side of Frisco will have less of a distanced to travel to buy a stamp or mail a package. What is known as a finance station inside the United States Postal Service opened at Teel and Main this week. Most people think of it as a …

The Royal Mail, the British postal service, which has been hit hard by the effects of digitization, is trying to stimulate business by appealing to the senses. More: continued here

The Government has extended Allan Leighton’s tenure as chairman of Royal Mail, three months after it abandoned a search for his successor, and announced a review of the postal services market. More: continued here

Postmen Rick Fontenot (left) and George McNutt sorted through mail on Monday, Dec. 17, which is known for being the busiest mail day of the year. Two trucks unloaded at the Lonoke Post Office early Monday morning. “We usually only get one truck,” Fontenot said. “We are extremely busy.” More: …

Changes in weekday collection times were made late last week at four of the large blue mailboxes on the city’s North Side, La Crosse post office officials said Thursday. More: continued here