Post Office

Elderly set for fight to save post officeIslington Gazette, UK –2 hours agoA consultation on the closure of Essex Road Post Office is underway – and residents are trying to get their voices heard. Post Office chiefs want to close … More: continued here

Suspicious bag closes post office; Hours after its discovered, it …Sierra Vista Herald, AZ –1 minute agoBy Gentry Braswell SIERRA VISTA — The US post office on Fry Boulevard was closed for more than four hours on Tuesday after a suspicious, but ultimately … More: continued here

Post Office launches pet insuranceEasier (press release), UK –42 minutes agoThe Post Office has announced the launch of its new pet insurance policy, designed to meet the real needs faced by cat and dog owners. … More: continued here

‘I will starve to save my post office from closing’ic Wales, United Kingdom –1 hour agoA DISABLED grandad is threatening to go on hunger strike in a protest against a post office closing. Peter Gunnery, 64, of, Spruce Close, Splott, Cardiff, … More: continued here

MOSES LAKE – Documentation needed to get in and out of the country is about to be offered for the first time at the Moses Lake Post Office. More: continued here

Black duffel shuts down Sierra Vista post officeArizona Daily Star, AZ –2 hours agoA suspicious black duffel bag suddenly appeared at the US post office in Sierra Vista Tuesday morning. Not knowing where the mysterious duffel bag came from … More: continued here

Bandar Seri Begawan – The Philathelic Unit, Planning and Development Business Section of the Postal Service Department will set up a SODAkids Corner starting Feb 29 at the General Post Office, Stamp Gallery in the capital. More: continued here

President Bush’s 2009 budget includes more than $670 million for military construction in North Carolina and $10.64 million for the U.S. post office and courthouse in New Bern. More: continued here

The Post Office could face a funding crisis after Labour refused to guarantee its £150million annual subsidy. Under heated questioning by MPs yesterday, Pat McFadden, the minister for postal affairs, said he could not promise to pay the subsidy beyond 2011 More: continued here

Moses Lake post office offering passportsColumbia Basin Herald, WA –3 hours agoBy Matthew Weaver MOSES LAKE – Documentation needed to get in and out of the country is about to be offered for the first time at the Moses Lake Post Office… More: continued here