Coos Bay World (blog) Britain's Royal Mail in hot water over gold-medal Paralympic discriminationCoos Bay World (blog)While most of Great Britain celebrates surpassing the nation's prescribed pre-Olympics total medals target, the Royal Mail service has found a way to embroil itself in a political snafu after it admitted that it …
Read More »Small Ky town regains postal service – Sacramento Bee
Small Ky town regains postal serviceSacramento BeeThe Murray Ledger & Times (bit.ly/QVsSb0) reports the Kirksey Store has become a new Village Post Office in the Calloway County community. The U.S. Postal Service closed the previous post office in April. Kirksey resident Dixie Wells says having a post …and more » More: …
Read More »Row over 'wrong' Brownlee postbox
A row over where the golden postbox should be for Olympic winner Alistair Brownlee leads to an unofficial version in a neighbouring Leeds suburb. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office slashes five-year fix mortgage to 3.59% – fee-free
Post Office is the latest lender to slash mortgage rates as the hikes seen over a dismal spring are reversed. More: continued here
Read More »USDA announces plans to cut down on food stamp fraud – Daily Caller
USDA announces plans to cut down on food stamp fraudDaily CallerWith one in seven people currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, program spending has doubled since 2008 and quadrupled since 2001. While the spending increase has less to do with fraud and … More: continued …
Read More »RocketPoster for Ticket Brokers Hits 500,000 Active eBay Ticket Listings
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Read More »Post Office to offer mortgages across its local branch network – Equities.com
Telegraph.co.uk Post Office to offer mortgages across its local branch networkEquities.comPOST Office customers will be able to pick up a mortgage alongside their book of stamps, under a pilot scheme launched yesterday. Trained mortgage advisers are now available in five of the organisation's outlets – Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Luton …Post …
Read More »DM sector demands more transparency in mail surcharges – printweek.com
DM sector demands more transparency in mail surchargesprintweek.comIn addition to publishing a league table of the most common faults on its website, Royal Mail will adopt a phased approach to the reimplementation of sealing surcharges after the grace period ends on 15 September, starting at 20% and rising to 50% …
Read More »Post Office places mortgage specialists in branch
From today, the Post Office will have mortgage specialists in some of its branches as it attempts to become a serious contender in the mortgage market.Seven mortgage specialists will initially be available … More: continued here
Read More »Wayne Post Office Losing Retail Clerk – Patch.com
Wayne Post Office Losing Retail ClerkPatch.comThe attempt by the government agency to cut costs and stay afloat is hitting Wayne when starting next week the Wayne Post Office will employ only two full-time retail clerks instead of the current three. Seven total clerks from Wayne will be relocated … More: …
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