Post Office

Rissik Street post office set for revampIndependent OnlineBy ANNA COX Sparks fly from the clock tower of the Rissik Street post office in November 2009. Photo: Karen Sandison The long-awaited restoration contract for the Rissik Street post office– a historic landmark in the Joburg CBD – is now under …and …

The future of one of Melfort’s most iconic landmarks was secured this morning, Tuesday, June 12. More: continued here

Old post office being savedMelfort JournalAvatex Devcorp and the City of Melfort came together this morning on the steps of the old post office on the northeast corner of Main Street and MacLeod Ave. to sign an agreement where Avatex, the company developing StoneGate in Melfort, will work with … …

Views and News from Norway Post offices face major shutdownViews and News from NorwayThe Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge) announced Tuesday that it will shut down 149 post offices by 2014, with only 29 surviving the massive closures in Norway plus one on the Norwegian-controlled Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. More: …

Wisbech Standard Plans to move Elm Post Office go out to public consultationWisbech StandardRESIDENTS of Elm will be able to sort out their finances as they buy their groceries, if plans to relocate the village Post Office get the green light. To send a link to this page to a …

The Parkchester post office will be named for Army Private Isaac Cortes, a local kid killed in Iraq in 2007. His mother, Emily Toro, said she wept with joy when she heard the news. "We thought, 'Our prayers are answered,'" she said. More: continued here

expressandstar.com Post office shuts in West Bromwichexpressandstar.comThe largest Post Office in West Bromwich has closed down unexpectedly, leaving residents bewildered and frustrated. The Post Office on High Street next to the large Morrisons supermarket was closed suddenly, and customers who use it to collect pensions … More: continued here

New York Daily News Parkchester man killed in Iraq to have post office named for himNew York Daily NewsThe Parkchester post office will be named for Army Private Isaac Cortes, a local kid killed in Iraq in 2007. His mother, Emily Toro, said she wept with joy when she heard …

Telegraph.co.uk At Post Watergate forum, scandal's players tell their storiesWashington PostThe speakers gathered Monday in the unpolished top floor of a place that was once just another Washington hotel and office complex, before their professional lives intersected with an infamous moment in American history that now carries this lodging …The …

WINDSOR, Ont. — About 20 native studies students from Walkerville high school joined thousands across Canada Monday in marching to their post office to mail letters to the prime minister asking for more funding for First Nations education, security and child welfare. More: continued here