Post Office

WASHINGTON – Coming this fall to a post office near you — nostalgia for the fancy chrome and fins cars of the 1950s. More: continued here

The Rockford Post Office was evacuated yesterday and a road was closed for a short time after a city employee noticed a briefcase place suspiciously next to the building on Courtland Street. More: continued here

Blumenthal to post office: Stop delivering cigarettesLegal News Line, DC –14 minutes agoBlumenthal was scheduled to testify Friday before a Congressional that the US Post Office should be prohibited from shipping cigarettes and other tobacco … More: continued here

Rye Post Office re-openBexhill Observer, UK –4 minutes agoThe furious MP, who previously threatened to get behind the counter himself, lambasted Post Office bosses in an angry phonecall. … More: continued here

North Essex: County bucks post office closure trendThe Gazette, UK –4 hours agoSpeaking in the House of Lords, Essex County Council leader Lord Hanningfield said the council was also working with the Post Office to prevent other …Volunteers pave way for new village postal serviceCotswold JournalGloucester says… 'save our post offices'Socialist PartyClacton: …

NW Evening Mail Brew to help save post officeFleetwood Today, UK –1 hour agoUlverston Brewing Company has created a special brew to help raise money in the battle to save Greenodd Post Office. Bridie's Brew, a pale, fruity ale is …Protesters raise a glass to BridieNW Evening Mailall 5 news articles More: …

Foster's fury as Rye Post Office remains closedBexhill Observer, UK –2 hours agoRye MP Michael Foster said Post Office bosses had promised the branch would re-open this morning (Friday). Mr Foster said: "I was given absolute assurance …"I will man the post office myself" says furious Rye MPRye and Battle TodayRye Post …

icSeftonandWestLancs Village post office in the familySalisbury Journal, UK –2 hours agoBy Therasa Paul THE Post Office in the village of Burley has been in the Hutchings family since the 1920s when William Hutchings founded it. …Village fights for POicSeftonandWestLancsall 3 news articles More: continued here

Editor: Rural post office saga too late for deliveries?Perthshire Advertiser, UK –1 hour agohammering from Roseanna Cunningham MSP over his stance on post office closures. In an impressive damage limitation exercise, Gordon is trying to turn the … More: continued here

Armstrong calls for post office re-thinkMidulster Today, UK –1 hour agoIf we are to persuade the Government and Post Office to rethink their closure plans, we must present them with an alternative that will deliver viable and …Bishop defends ‘essential’ POsJournal LiveTV licensing change was BBC decisionKidderminster Shuttleall 4 news articles More: …