Post Office

With the new addition of the standardized Long Life Vehicles, or LLVs, the Greenbank Post Office is requiring its customers raise their mailboxes by as much as a foot. More: continued here

Thieves made off with what was described as a “large amount” of cash after Birkenhead raid More: continued here

Sam Oakland, 'political gadfly' who tried to stop closure of Portland's …The OregonianSam Adolph Oakland, perhaps best remembered for trying to stop the closure of the post office in Portland's Pioneer Square Courthouse, died last week at his Northwest Portland residence following recurrence of pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Oakland …

The balance is tilted away from post office schemes for parking your temporary surpluses More: continued here

India Post is right up there in offering you a good return on your investments. But be prepared to deal with its old-world ways and labyrinth of rules if you want to invest More: continued here

If you love the boring predictability of debt investments, you must have been spoilt for choice by now. Every week, there’s been a new bond offer from a behemoth institution soliciting your money with tax-free interest as high as 8.8-9 per cent; that too for the next 10-20 years. More: …

A VILLAGE post office has been recognised for the support it gives to the international Fairtrade initiative. More: continued here

Banking group announces 'extended services', while critics warn of possible branch closures Millions of NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers will soon be able to do more of their banking at the post office, the banking group has announced. However, the move has raised fears that it will now …

MyHighPlains Post Office ClosesMyHighPlainsAs of Saturday, all PO boxes for the town of Waka have been moved to the neighboring town of Farnsworth. This comes after the contractor of the Waka Post Office retired. The Unites States Postal Service has announced they will not be renewing the … More: continued …

Post Office snack shack operator calls it quitsThe Daily News of NewburyportHAVERHILL — After 22 years operating his popular snack stand inside the post office in Washington Square, Ron Chapdelaine is closing the business to spend more time doing the things he loves. That's not to say he didn't love …