Newsday Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsNewsdayThe Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special-issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing — and with Britain in third place … More: continued…
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail's great stamp sprint: podium to printer in an hourTelegraph.co.uk“Well, he has just done a triathlon,” says Andrew Hammond, the head of stamps at Royal Mail. His was the inspired idea not just to put every British gold medal winner on a stamp, but to make sure that the stamps were in 500…
Post office expects a rush on gold stampsFaversham PeopleOne of the venues is Swalecliffe post office, within Ron Willis Newsagent in Herne Bay Road. Postmaster Kevin Willis said: "For the first time ever Royal Mail will produce and distribute these gold medal stamps within 24 hours of the medal being won … More: continued here
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsWilkes Barre Times-LeaderThe Royal Mail is has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing and with Britain in…
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Stamps up against it facing red-hot TicatsVictoria Times ColonistHAMILTON, Ont. — A few weeks ago, Hamilton Ticats head coach George Cortez found himself at a local Tim Hortons restaurant at 5 a.m. when his cell phone started ringing. "I thought, 'Who the heck is this?'" related Cortez on Wednesday, a day before …No friends on…
The Guardian Royal Mail defends decision to deny Paralympic gold medallists own stampsThe GuardianTim Cowen of Royal Mail said: "We're honoured to be celebrating the achievements of ParalympicsGB. We will be doing more than any other postal administration in history to celebrate the Paralympic Games and Paralympic athletes. For the first time ever, … More:…
Royal Mail stats show dog attacks on postal workers fell by 50%Runcorn and Widnes Weekly NewsA Royal Mail spokeswoman, said: “While this reduction is a step in the right direction, the number of incidents is still unacceptably high and we are working with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to reduce this further.” article_mpuAdvertisement … More:…
Blackpool Gazette eBay scam leads to jail termBlackpool GazetteToday, Phil Austin, the firm's non-executive chairman, said Ellis's betrayal was exacerbated because his ebay account was active during a period when the company was forced to shed 30 jobs in March last year. He said: “People were losing their jobs … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Post Office to offer mortgages in branchTelegraph.co.ukPost Office computers crash. The Post Office will offer mortgages Photo: ALAMY. 8:37AM BST 09 Aug 2012. Comments. The Post Office stepped up its bid to become a market leading lender today by announcing plans to offer specialist mortgage advice.Post Office branches to pilot mortgage specialist schemeThe GuardianPost…