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Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office evacuated in smoke dramashropshirestar.comThe Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury was evacuated when the basement filled with smoke. Fire crews at the scene. Tweet. But firefighters found the smoke had been sucked in through an air vent from outside where workmen were burning lines off …

BBC News Newstead Abbey white peacock hatched from eBay eggBBC NewsA "rare" white peacock hatched from an egg bought on eBay has been released in the grounds of a Nottinghamshire abbey. Arthur Parkinson, an apprentice who works at Newstead Abbey, bought the egg for about £40 and hatched it using …

Ofcom reveals extent of Royal Mail's letter delivery competitionPost and ParcelThe union, which has been lobbying along with Royal Mail to have universal service-type standards imposed on rival TNT Post UK, said a new report from Ofcom revealing a “steep” decline in mail volumes in the UK showed the need …

The Wire Ex-Postmaster General Condemns USPS for 'Prostituting' StampsThe WireBenjamin Bailar, the former Postmaster General, has told Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe that the United States Postal Services is "prostituting" its stamp program. Bailer resigned from the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, the group that decides …Ex-Postmaster General Accuses the USPS of …

The new Vauxhall Street post office will be officially opened in Norwich today. More: continued here

Two men who led police on a high-speed pursuit across Norwich following a burglary at a rural post office have been jailed. More: continued here

The Margaret River Post Office will soon receive front-loading post office boxes to meet demand from residents unable to get their own boxes. More: continued here

Work component for food stamps is a plusAlbuquerque JournalALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some food stamp recipients will once again have to make a personal effort if they want to keep receiving the public assistance. That's because the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is returning to pre-recession …Is It Too Soon After the Recession …

Johnson City, NY (WBNG Binghamton) For more than 100 years, the Bible School Park Post Office has serviced the people of Johnson City. However, its future is threatened, due to mandates from the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

(AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Connecticut supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service and his brother have pleaded guilty to mail theft and trafficking in narcotics. Authorities say the 38-year-old Edward Hogan used his Postal Service job in Waterbury to remove parcels with cocaine and marijuana and distributed the drugs …