The Guardian Royal Mail backs down over golden postbox in Ben Ainslie's home townThe GuardianRoyal Mail has decided to honour Lymington with a golden postbox as a lasting tribute to Ainslie's victory, following several days of drama that have gripped local residents. The postal service originally chose a box in Restronguet, Cornwall, where …Ben Ainslie…
Cummaquid postmaster retires with fond memoriesWicked LocalThat big post office needed people from 4 p.m. to midnight to remove large items from the belt that carried the mail to the carriers. “They called it the bulky belt,” she said. When she and her husband, Bill, and son, Kenneth, decided to move east, she … More:…
International Business Times Backed By Google And eBay's Founder, Crowd Funding Takes Off In AfricaInternational Business TimesAfrica is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about innovative forms of raising capital. Yet Kenya's m:lab, a technology hub funded by the World Bank specializing in mobile innovation that has become one of the…
Food Stamp Multiplication Key to Entitlement SpreadThe Desert Sun (blog)It's no secret that the use of food stamps for a variety of purposes not originally intended has spread from one in 50 Americans in 1970 to 15 to one currently. When one considers that the U.S. population has grown by 50% since that time, fully…
Bradford on Avon post office set to re-openThis Is WiltshireThe saga surrounding the closure of Post Office in The Shambles, Bradford on Avon, may finally be coming to an end with it set to reopen on Monday, September 10. The branch, which this week had the post box near it painted gold to honour the…
Food Stamp Multiplication Key to Entitlement SpreadThe Desert Sun (blog)It's no secret that the use of food stamps for a variety of purposes not originally intended has spread from one in 50 Americans in 1970 to 15 to one currently. When one considers that the U.S. population has grown by 50% since that time, fully…
Council asks Royal Mail to give Newton a golden postbox to honour Ed ClancySt Helens StarST HELENS Council has asked Royal Mail to paint a postbox gold in honour of Olympic cycling medallist Ed Clancy. Although born in Yorkshire, Ed – who became a double Olympic gold medallist after being part of the quartet that…
This is Nottingham Residents protest against Post Office threatAirdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserPost Office representatives are concerned about the impact on their thousands of local branches if the contract, to be decided this autumn, is awarded elsewhere – saying it could cause some to go out of business. Bargeddie's sub-postmaster Umar Farooq …MP backs post office…
Pirates of earlier era received stamp of approvalNorman TranscriptAlong with the release of the stamp, the U.S. Postal Service launched a campaign called “8 on 8.” It's a take on Stargell's retired No. 8 jersey number, and it encourages fans to buy the stamps and mail letters with them to eight friends. I would like…
Local Post Office To Host Customer Appreciation DayMdcp.nwaonline.comMcDONALD COUNTY — The Noel, Anderson, Southwest City, Lanagan, Goodman, Pineville, Tiff City and Rocky Comfort Post O◊ces will host a Customer Appreciation Day on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Customers are invited to drop by the Post Office to enjoy some …Post offices to hold customer appreciation eventsCassville Democratall…