NewsNet5.com Operation Santa enters 100th year at Post OfficeGIMBY (blog)Every year at around this time, children flood the U.S. Postal Service with letters to Santa – the New York City post office alone gets more than half a million annually, the agency says. Those letters aren't always sent in vain: …
Read More »Post office named in honor of a fallen Marine, Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio – Examiner.com
Examiner.com Post office named in honor of a fallen Marine, Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisioExaminer.comOn November 28, 2012 Congressman Gosar was granted permission to address the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the naming of a post office in Macomb, Michigan. “Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. …
Read More »Area post offices anticipate cutbacks – Powell Tribune
Area post offices anticipate cutbacksPowell TribuneDelivering sleigh-loads of packages over the holidays is akin to a Christmas bonus for the U.S. Postal Service, but small post offices around the Big Horn Basin and the state are getting their hours cut next year nonetheless. The good news is, no post… More: …
Read More »ICC stamps out dangerous liaisons between husband and wife
If Ricky Ponting can manage a farewell Test century, a nation will no doubt rejoice. The downside is he won't even be able to go and hug his wife and children. More: continued here
Read More »Hereford’s £27 million link road “in the hands” of Royal Mail – Hereford Times
Hereford's £27 million link road "in the hands" of Royal MailHereford TimesIn March, the Hereford Times revealed Royal Mail was not ready to make way for any Commercial Road-Edgar Street link road unless a move from Station Approach – right on the road's route – cost “absolutely nothing”. Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mail: Scottish parcel delivery improving with Delivery to Neighbour – Post and Parcel
Royal Mail: Scottish parcel delivery improving with Delivery to NeighbourPost and ParcelRoyal Mail Group has said its Delivery to Neighbour initiative is making it easier for people in Scotland to receive parcels, but commenting on concerns about surcharges for rural addresses, it said rates were “reflective” of costs of operating …
Read More »Santa pays his annual Christmas visit to Welsh Bethlehem (gallery) – WalesOnline
Santa pays his annual Christmas visit to Welsh Bethlehem (gallery)WalesOnlineThe Royal Mail'Angel' handstamp, with a 'Bethlehem' cancellation mark, brings customers from far outside the village to the local Post Office and drives a surge in Christmas visitors. Many make their way to the village post office to stamp their … …
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Read More »Dog menace threat to our post – Blackpool Gazette
Blackpool Gazette Dog menace threat to our postBlackpool GazetteThere were 17 dog attacks last year and Hannah Stott, Royal Mail's delivery sector manager for Fylde, said: “The two main issues we have are where the postman has put their fingers through the letterbox or when staff knock on the door …
Read More »Pine Prairie Post Office facing possible cuts – Ville Platte Gazette
KOB.com Pine Prairie Post Office facing possible cutsVille Platte GazetteUnited States Postal Service officials will be in Turkey Creek and Pine Prairie Monday afternoon, December 3, to gauge public sentiment about the possibility of closing or cutting back hours of operation of retail counters at the post offices there …Rural …
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