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A LIMERICK postmaster has warned that closing post offices will cause huge hardship in rural communities. Tom O’Callaghan, who represents Postmasters in Limerick, said that a Government action plan is urgently needed. “The post office network is under serious threat – the network as we know it will be wiped …

Epsom Riding for the Disabled chosen to appear in Royal Mail stamp collection to celebrate working horses More: continued here

Big Banks, Food Stamps, and the Trouble With VouchersReason (blog)An old-school food stamp from 1981. I'm not sure the Declaration Banks reap hefty profits helping governments make payments to individuals, business that only got better when agencies switch from making payments on paper—checks and vouchers—to … More: continued here

Soldiers Increasingly Relying On Food StampsWIBWThe recent surge in food-stamp spending has prompted some critics to worry that the $76 billion program is creating an over-reliance on government handouts. What these critics may not realize is that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is … More: continued here

TOWYN’S Post Office is looking to secure it’s future by doubling opening hours and creating a new style branch. More: continued here

sevenoakschronicle.co.uk Royal Mail'won't repaint postbox for Winter Olympics hero Lizzy Yarnold'Sports MoleWhile more than 100 red postboxes were painted gold to honour a number of Olympic heroes from London 2012, the Royal Mail have decided not to do the same for Yarnold. According to the Daily Star, the newly-privatised service …

Economic Times Vodafone Group plc top UK brand, Royal Mail plc brand undervalued, Burberry …Director of Finance onlineVodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) has been proclaimed as Britain's most valuable brand in the the Brand Finance Global 500 rankings released today. Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) has meanwhile made a strong entry on …

High street stores hope to copy Royal MailInteractive InvestorRoyal Mail (RMG)was the most notable of these, but Merlin Entertainments (MERL), Foxtons (FOXT) and Riverstone Energy (RSE) were all promoted to the FTSE 250 in the December reshuffle having floated not long before. The Alternative Investment Market … More: continued here

Bitcoin ATMs, military food stamps and Candy Crush going public: Business …al.comFood stamp redemption at military grocers has been rising steadily since the beginning of the recession in 2008 with nearly $104 million in food stamps redeemed at military commissaries in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, CNN Money reports. …

Editorial: Banking on the neighborhood post officeEnterprise News (blog)Congress replaced the old Post Office Department with the U.S. Postal Service with the intention that the USPS would be self-sustaining and unsubsidized. It was time, Congress said, for the Postal Service to be run like a business, at least until it …