Post Office

isleofman.com Nine Merseyside Post Offices could close in pay row strikeLiverpool Daily PostYesterday, ballot papers were sent out to Post Office counter staff across Merseyside asking if they want to down tools. According to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) they have been locked in fruitless talks …Post Office row still …

KEZI TV Woman mugged at Corvallis post officeCorvallis Gazette TimesA 33-year-old Lebanon woman was assaulted and robbed outside of the downtown post office in Corvallis on Monday morning. The unidentified male attacker, described as a middle-aged man with a pockmarked face and rotten teeth, remained at large Tuesday …Post office …

Money High Street Beware of savings accounts promising inflation-busting returnsMoneyWeekHowever things are now beginning to look better: Birmingham Midshires, the Yorkshire Building Society and the Post Office have all launched new inflation-linked bonds. These sound good. They offer a rate of return that is pegged to the RPI. …Grab index-linked …

Manx Radio Union Chief Slams Post Office Chief's, Questioning Their Honour3FMThe Communication Workers Union responds to the Isle of Man Post Office's claims that they had no knowledge of the 2009 pay agreement. The Communication Workers Union has responded to the Isle of Man Post Office's claims that they had …

Norwich Evening News Attempted ram raid at Lenwade post officeNorwich Evening NewsThe village post office in Lenwade has been left shattered after a ram-raid attack in the early hours of this morning. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. …and more » …

Lenwade Post Office targeted in ram-raidBBC NewsA post office in a Norfolk village has been damaged by thieves who ram-raided it. The front of Lenwade post office, between Norwich and Fakenham, was partly demolished in the raid on the premises' cash machine but nothing was taken. …and more » More: continued …

Money High Street New inflation-linked bond from the Post OfficeMyFinances.co.uk (press release)A new five-year inflation-linked bond has been launched by the Post Office for a limited period only. The Post Office Inflation Linked Bond is aimed at savers wishing to protect their savings from the eroding effects of inflation and …

al.com (blog) Your Mail: Vanishing post officeAlexandria Town TalkThe US Postal Service is now contemplating closing 2000 post offices to save money. Where? In the rural areas. Their rationale: There's another post office 14 or so miles down the road in either direction, but what they didn't say was the …

The Orangeburg Post Office will lose its Automated Postal Center as a result of both low demand and efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to save money. More: continued here

Thieves pry open, raid mail from a dozen Crofton post office boxesCanada.com20 thieves pried open the doors of 12 mailboxes inside Crofton's post office. North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokesman Cpl. Kevin Day said the main door was not forced open. "The door unlocks at 7 in the morning," Day said. …