AT the beginning of this year, old age pensioners in Altofts had to plough their way through snow and ice to get to Normanton Post Office as the Lee Brigg Post Office was closed to save government money, despite a massive local campaign.
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Buffalo Grove police: Man advised not to burn mail in post office parking lotChicago TribuneOfficers found a 61-year-old man in the parking lot of the post office, 255 N. Buffalo Grove Road, setting his mail on fire. The man said he lived in a motel in Palatine and had a PO box there, and he…
Post office move still in waitingistockAnalyst.com (press release)(Source: Herald; Rock Hill, SC)LAKE WYLIE Jack Allen said Monday the deal to move Lake Wylie's post office still isn't finalized, but an announcement is … More: continued here
Washington Post Why is someone's name engraved on a stone outside the Old Post Office?Washington PostIn front of the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue NW — soon to be a Trump International Hotel — there is a stone with a signature etched into it. I have walked by it many times and wondered: Whose…
The Sheboygan Post Office opened its door 75 years ago today, on Jan. 15, 1934, and is part of the fabric of Sheboygans historic downtown area. More: continued here
Post office flats plan rejected by councillorsNewmarket Journal, UK –3 hours agoBy Robert Andrews PLANS to convert Newmarket's last remaining sub-post office into flats have been opposed by councillors. Members of Forest Heath's … More: continued here
RIP the telegramBangkok Post, Thailand –47 minutes agoOfficials at the central post office saw the peak of the service's popularity about 30 years ago, when they were required to work around the clock in three … More: continued here