Post Office

Bradford on Avon post office invitation to businessesThis Is WiltshireThe Post Office wants to hear from businesses in Bradford on Avon which are keen to open a store as the town's branch in The Shambles remains closed. The Post Office has said it is exploring every possibility to restore its …

A former post office worker who contracted an incurable asbestos-related cancer is appealing for ex-colleagues to help him discover how. More: continued here

Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentBarre Montpelier Times ArgusWASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem …

Wrexham.com Rossett and Gresford Post Offices Receive Funding BoostWrexham.comRossett Post Office will also be provided money to buy a colour printer and have security systems upgraded. In addition, Rossett and Gresford Post Offices will also receive £500 each for business advice which will help to put them on a sustainable …

For the Post Office, today is D-DayCharlotte ObserverWelcome to the week the U.S. Postal Service defaults on a major obligation. D-Day is today, Aug. 1, when the Postal Service is obligated, by statute, to make a $5.5 billion payment, money that is supposed to be put aside to “prefund” health …

BBC News Post offices open on Sunday in Cornwall to sell Glover stampsBBC NewsThree post offices in Cornwall are opening on Sunday so people can buy special edition stamps marking rower Helen Glover's Olympic victory. Glover, who grew up in Penzance, and her rowing partner, Heather Stanning, won Team GB's …

Every town and burg has some form of post office. In small towns, it's often where folks see announcements for memorial services or spaghetti feed fundraisers. The flags are always flying, no matter how small the post office. More: continued here

Sure the post office might have the original slogan when it comes to always delivering, but Sandy Spring Post 68 is trying its hardest to rewrite the script. More: continued here

Elected officials' postal privilegesThe Columbian"They don't give you a break at the post office. … It really helps when you can put something in the mail." Meanwhile, the lawmaker she's trying to unseat, 3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, has been able to get her message out to … …

Postal service is no 'pork barrel project'Pocono RecordA Pocono Record editorial in May assailed elected officials for ignoring the recommendations of the U.S. Postal Service to close certain post offices, instead protecting them. You likened this to just another government "pork project" looking for … More: continued here