BBC News Postmaster sacked for refusing to serve poorly spokenTimes Online, UKWhen the 40-year-old district councillor turned up for work at the inner-city sub-office this morning he was told he had been moved to another post office in the city. The owners of the shop at which the Post Office concession is based complained to …Dispatched:…
Post office to be named in honor of surgeonAlbany Herald On-line, GAThe Main Post Office of Albany will be dedicated to the late Dr. Walter Gordon, Jr. in a ceremony to be held in April. ALBANY — The Main Post Office of Albany at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard will soon be called the Dr. Walter Gordon,…
Fraudster targeted Dorking post officewww.thisissurreytoday.co.uk, UKA fraudster used an innocent woman's identity to try and con Dorking Post Office staff into re-directing mail. Makala Robinson even took the victim's bank statement to the High Street branch to help pull off the scam, a crown court heard. … More: continued here
New bank could save Post OfficeClickAJob News, UKA coalition of groups is calling on the government to establish a state-run bank out of the nation's post offices. The Post Bank concept was first muted as a way of holding back the Labour backbench rebellion over Post Office privatisation, … More: continued here
VOICE OF THE SUNDAY Mirror: The cheque's in the post office..Mirror.co.uk, UKEven though post offices are a crucial part of holding communities together, thousands are being closed because, we were told, they failed to provide modern services. Now a deal has been done with the DVLA to allow them to fast track driving licences …Driving licence…
Times Online Obama Makes Pitch for Budget PrioritiesWashington Post, United StatesThe budgetary concerns, voiced by congressional Republicans and some deficit-wary Democrats, were only amplified yesterday by a new forecast from the independent Congressional Budget Office estimating that this year's deficit will surpass $1.8 trillion …Video: Obama Lists Budget Priorities in Weekly ChatThe Associated PressPresident pitches recovery…
You may soon start seeing less post office employees delivering your mail. The service will offer early retirement to 150,000 workers across the country. More: continued here
WASHINGTON — The post office finds itself battered by the economy. So it’s offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing offices. More: continued here
Police want to speak to anyone offered stamps for sale in unusual circumstances after a robbery at a North Yorkshire post office. More: continued here
The post office finds itself battered by the economy. More: continued here