"Postal Road Warrior" Delivers to Rural OregonPublic News ServiceBut Jamie Partridge is a man on a mission: to help small towns, if they want it, to fight the closure of their local post offices or, in larger cities, their mail processing plants. After 27 years delivering mail in Portland, he's …
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Royal Mail paint Leek post box gold to mark Anna Watkins' Olympic gloryThis is StaffordshireA GOLDEN touch was delivered to the Moorlands after a post box was painted in recognition of rower Anna Watkins' Olympic glory. The double-fronted box, in Derby Street, Leek, was transformed from red to gold on …
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Kansas City Star Congress goes on vacation while lengthy list of work sits uncompletedMarietta Daily JournalThe warring sides also need to find some solution on farm subsidies and food stamps before the programs expire Sept. 30. The Senate gave bipartisan approval to its farm bill in June but the House …
Read More »Royal Mail celebrates Greg Rutherford’s gold medal – Milton Keynes Citizen
Milton Keynes Citizen Royal Mail celebrates Greg Rutherford's gold medalMilton Keynes CitizenAfter Bletchley's Ginger Wizard leapt 8.31m to win long jump gold in the Olympic Games on Saturday night, Royal Mail wasted no time in painting two of their post boxes gold in recognition of his incredible achievement. A commemorative …
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One-stop shopping: stamps and produce Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:13 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2012 HALFMOON — Country music played outside a family farm as customers shopped for fruits, vegetables, ice cream and … Under …
Read More »Colne Olympic hero cyclist Steven Burke has Gold Medal stamp – Burnley Express
Burnley Express Colne Olympic hero cyclist Steven Burke has Gold Medal stampBurnley ExpressRoyal Mail has also painted one of its historic red post boxes gold in Colne (on the corner of Crabtree Street and Albert Street), Huddersfield, and Cardiff. Isle of Man Post Office, which is independent of the Royal …
Read More »eBay, PayPal promote online retail exports – indiablooms
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Read More »Anger at closure of Post Office closures on Teesside – Gazette Live
Anger at closure of Post Office closures on TeessideGazette LiveThe Post Office has blamed a failure to find suitable premises and a shortfall in people offering to man services, but the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said that the Post Office's business model is at fault. On Teesside, the branches that …
Read More »eBay Now to offer same-day shipping from local stores, launching iOS beta in … – Engadget
eBay Now to offer same-day shipping from local stores, launching iOS beta in …EngadgetLocal eBay users have started receiving beta invites for eBay Now, an iOS app that will allow shoppers to pick up items from local stores without leaving the house. eBay is offering beta users $15 off of …
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