Burton Mail Improvement package hopes at delivery centreBurton MailBURTON'S postal delivery office could be enlarged to tackle the problem of lengthy queues, Royal Mail's chief executive has said. Royal Mail delivery office in Falcon Close, Burton. The facility in Falcon Close, off Hawkins Lane, has previously been … More: continued …
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Taxpayers should fund the democratic process, not Party HQs and spin doctorsDaily MailWe raised £3.5million of private funding to cover the main campaign costs, but we also received £150000 of support from the Electoral Commission to cover basic organisational costs and – crucially – UK taxpayers paid Royal Mail to …
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Lions' Geroy Simon to appear on stampsVancouver SunVANCOUVER – Geroy Simon has put his stamp on the B.C. Lions and the Canadian Football League for 14 years, so it seems only fitting that Canada Post would put Simon on a stamp. The Lions on Monday unveiled the new stamp, which …
Read More »Congress flees as the post office sinks
Congress flees as the post office sinks The U.S. Postal Service, as it officially calls itself, registered a $5.2 billion net loss for the last quarter. Wrote Ron Nixon of the New York Times: The Postal Service said losses were expected to continue until legislative changes are made to help …
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eYugoslavia.com Saving the Post Office: Letter Carriers Consider Bringing Back Banking ServicesThe People’s VoiceMany countries operate postal savings systems through their post offices, providing people without access to banks a safe, convenient way to save. Great Britain first offered this arrangement in 1861. It was wildly popular, attracting over 600000 …
Read More »“King of Plop” eBay item washed away – Elgin Courier News
Daily Mail “King of Plop” eBay item washed awayElgin Courier NewsBrandon Tudor, an Oswego salesman and father of three, was trying to sell the MJ-like bird dropping, along with the windshield, on eBay for a minimum of $500. Tudor had been protecting his investment with a piece of plastic cut …
Read More »Joe DiMaggio’s stamp creates confusion, does it show him batting left-handed? – Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Yahoo! Sports (blog) Joe DiMaggio's stamp creates confusion, does it show him batting left-handed?Yahoo! Sports (blog)So many people have looked at the Yankee Clipper's likeness on the 'Forever' stamp and came away thinking he had been mistakenly portrayed as a left-handed batter that the system's official blog felt compelled to …
Read More »City has a run on Team GB Olympic stamps
POST Offices in York have had a run on Team GB commemorative stamps in the wake of the London Olympics. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office mortgage specialists can't give you advice
The Post Office is going to place mortgage specialists in its branches. But that doesn't mean you'll benefit from any advice. More: continued here
Read More »Congress flees as the post office sinks – San Francisco Chronicle
Congress flees as the post office sinksSan Francisco ChronicleThe U.S. Postal Service, as it officially calls itself, registered a $5.2 billion net loss for the last quarter. That brings its total losses for the year to $11.6 billion, compared with $5.7 billion for the same period last year. In other …
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