Post Office

BBC News North-east Post Office closures revealedAberdeen Evening Express, UK –3 hours agoDavid Jones, 38, who runs Nigg Post Office, said: “It’s very disappointing because we’re quite a busy branch. A lot of people will miss it and it is a blow …North Wales Post Office ClosuresHell MailGrampian post offices close downBBC …

Forty post offices in Scotland are to close in the latest round of cuts, it was announced today. The proposed closures are part of UK-wide cutbacks and will affect the North East, Tayside and Fife, Post Office Ltd said. More: continued here

The Post Office announces its closure plans in Tayside following a consultation period. More: continued here

Aldermen address post office issues; resolution asks for larger …Bolivar Herald Free Press, MO –6 hours agoIn the meantime, rumors that surfaced in the past week that the post office project has been put on hold are unfounded, according to Bolivar Postmaster … More: continued here

CAIRNIE STREET POST OFFICE ESCAPES THE AXEArbroath Herald, UK –26 minutes agoPost Office Ltd announced today (Wednesday) that the branch was one of a number in the north-east, Tayside and Fife to escape the axe. …Under-threat post offices win reprieveAberdeen Press and JournalRumours rife as post offices D-day dawnsScotland Courierall 3 news …

COUNCIL leader Eddie McAvoy has sensationally vowed to fight to keep the Post Office branch on Wallace Street open. It was announced last week that the branch had been put forward by Post Office Ltd for closure as part of the their ongoing restructuring. More: continued here

A Lubbock post office reopened Tuesday, a day after an elderly woman plowed her car into the building’s brick facade. More: continued here

A 96-year-old woman apparently hit the wrong pedal. Her car and a Lubbock post office’s brick facade paid for the mistake. More: continued here

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Art Notes: Bus trip addresses post office artwork from New Deal eraPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA –1 hour agoLocation: Plymouth, PA Post Office Photo credit: Michael Mutmansky Of more than 1200 original works of art installed in post offices nationwide, … More: continued here

MCCAUSLAND, Iowa — The deadline to bring McCausland’s new post office up to postal regulations is the end of the month, but it’ll still be a while before it’s ready to be used. More: continued here