Post Office

POPLAR GROVE – The Belvidere Fire Hazmat team was called to the Poplar Grove Post Office for what turned out to be a false alarm. More: continued here

Lord Mandelson is urging the prime minister to save the Post Office network by allowing it to provide government services and financial products, according to a leaked letter seen by the Guardian. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Mandelson: banks meltdown could save post office networkguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoLord Mandelson is urging the prime minister to save the Post Office network by allowing it to provide government services and financial products, …Mandelson call to save Post OfficesThe Press AssociationMPs voice Post Office delay fearsBBC NewsSpeaking from experience: Post …

Llandudno Junction post office to closeNorth Wales Weekly News, UK –3 hours agoWhen the Post Office announced its sweeping branch closures in North Wales in September, the small but busy Conway Road branch near Netto and Iceland was … More: continued here

Delays in deciding if the Post Office will retain the pension and benefit card payments contract are “destabilising”, MPs say. More: continued here

Post Office issues Christmas deadlines for overseas military mailSan Angelo Standard Times, tx –3 minutes agoYou agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. … More: continued here

MPs have warned that government delays in the decision over the Post Office Card Account are “destabilising Post Office Ltd”. More: continued here

Post office thinking holidaysStars and Stripes, DC –4 minutes agoThursday marks the parcel post deadline for those sending packages to military addresses overseas by the slowest — and least expensive — method. … More: continued here

Post Office pilot scheme for MillweyDevon 24, UK –4 hours agoA NEW Post Office trial is being launched at Millwey Rise on Wednesday to help sustain the business. The branch will offer a wide range of Post Office… More: continued here

Spiegel Online Retailers scrambling for shippers as DHL bailsCrain’s New York Business, NY –1 hour agoStores that were counting on shipping their holiday goods with DHL will now have to seek out partnerships with either FedEx, UPS or the US Post Office. …DHL closing shops and cutting jobsABC Action NewsDHL slashes US …