Post Office

POST OFFICE CLOSURES SPARK FEARS FOR OUR POSTExpress.co.ukBy Daily Express reporter MORE than 1000 post offices have shut or been put up for sale this year, according to research. The Communication Workers' Union ……investment is needed, says MPBexhill ObserverRoyal Mail future in doubtBexhill Observerall 5 news articles » More: continued here

Battle for Frankston post officeLeader NewsThe news comes 18 months after Frankston City Council and Dunkley federal Liberal MP Bruce Billson secured a deferral to close the Playne St post office. …and more » More: continued here

The Guardian Union says 1 in 10 post office branches have closed or are up for saleThe GuardianMore than 1000 Post Office branches – about one in 10 of the entire network – have closed this year or been put up for sale and face an uncertain future, ……investment is …

On December 26th in NEPAScranton Times-Tribune75 years ago, Postmaster Joseph Conrad said the Scranton Post Office processed 1864300 letters and cards between Dec. 17 and Dec. 24. …and more » More: continued here

Old Post Office to be restoredBeauregard Daily NewsA Conrad Abrizio fresco adorns the wall at the Old Post Office in downtown DeRidder. The Beauregard Parish Police Jury is in the process of restoring the … More: continued here

The Old Post Office, located at 210 West First Street, sits vacant while the Beauregard Parish Police Jury works on plans to restore it. The brick building housed the DeRidder post office from 1936 to 1982, and survived a 1947 tornado that blew out the skylight. More: continued here

Santa's Middle Woman at Work in Youngstown Post OfficeWKBN/WYFX-TVBut no matter what the hundreds of kids writing to Santa include in their letters sent through the Youngstown Post Office every year, nearly every one gets …Santa's Middle Woman at Work in Youngstown Post OfficeWKBN/WYFX-TVall 5 news articles » More: continued here

Post Office Travel Money’s Family Ski Resort Report finds Bansko cheapest for ski and living costs. More: continued here

New York Times (blog) In an Old Berlin Post Office, a Gallery FlourishesNew York Times (blog)C/O Berlin winkingly acknowledges its location in the Postfuhramt — or (roughly) post office— in its name (“c/o” being postal lingo for “care of”). … More: continued here

P1.4-M in SSS checks stolenABS CBN NewsThe checks, worth P1.4 million, were lost after armed men hijacked a Philippine Postal Corporation delivery van at the Cainta Post Office in Cainta, …and more » More: continued here