World's oldest post office toasts 300 years of unbroken service to Scots village
SANQUHAR post office started life as a staging post for mail carriages in 1712, and is eight years older than its nearest competitor. More: continued here
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Gold Medal Post Boxes to be Permanent – TameBay
TameBay Gold Medal Post Boxes to be PermanentTameBayRoyal Mail announced today that all its gold post boxes celebrating Olympic and Paralympic successes will remain gold permanently. Each post box will now have a permanent plaque attached explaining why it has been painted gold which names the athlete …Josef's golden post box to stayShields Gazetteall 2…
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Students proud to help the collection – Oxford Mail
Students proud to help the collectionOxford MailStudents proud to help the collection Buy this photo » Students proud to help the collection. THE Oxford Mail is supporting this year's Poppy Appeal by highlighting the good work of the Royal British Legion in supporting our troops. Each day we will …and more » More: continued here
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Calgary Stampeders down Edmonton Eskimos 30-27 – Welland Tribune
Sportsnet.ca Calgary Stampeders down Edmonton Eskimos 30-27Welland TribuneCalgary, meanwhile, ran through the entire carousel of QBs with 304 passing yards, while Fred Stamps had a game-high 152 yards and a touchdown on six catches — a 45-yard reception that would have been an interception out of the hands of cornerback …Photos: Esks stamped by Calgary…
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Former Royal Mail site could become a school – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Chronicle & Echo Former Royal Mail site could become a schoolNorthampton Chronicle & EchoA former Royal Mail sorting office site in Northampton could be used for a new primary school in the town centre, it has emerged. Northamptonshire County Council has put forward plans to increase the size of 11 primary schools, including Castle…
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Brussels, Forestville post offices to reduce window service – Green Bay Press Gazette
Brussels, Forestville post offices to reduce window serviceGreen Bay Press GazetteOther post offices where hours will be reduced by the fall of 2014 are in Ellison Bay and Ephraim, said Bill Galbraith, manager of post office operations for this district. Washington Island also was targeted for scaling back, but because of the unique …and more »…
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Post office proposes cutting hours at Walker facility – Nevada Herald
Post office proposes cutting hours at Walker facilityNevada Herald"We are trying to restructure hours and not offices," Mark Inglett, manager of post office operation for the area, said at a meeting at the Walker Post Office, Thursday. "We've got to do something. We are losing money." After reviewing the 126 out of a … More:…
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Facts about Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, ahead of their … – NEWS.com.au
Facts about Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, ahead of their …NEWS.com.auQueen Victoria's second son, Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh, enjoyed the Australian summer of 1867-68, including a week in the small sub-tropical town of Brisbane. His tour wasn't a complete success – he was shot in Sydney by an Irish nationalist. More:…
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For a Pinellas candidate, injustice at the Post Office
By Anna M. Phillips, Times Staff Writer Friday, November 2, 2012 Nancy Bostock, Pinellas County Commissioner, recently found herself in a quandary that only the U.S. Postal Service and an election season could devise. To gin up voters and beat her opponent Charlie Justice, she planned to send out hundreds of campaign mailers. And so…
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Stamps’ Jon Cornish breaks 56-year-old Canadian rushing record
A 22-yard carry by Cornish in the third quarter helped him surpass Normie Kwong, who set the mark of 1,437 yards in 1956. More: continued here