The 458 residents of Ashton in northwest Iowa have won at least something of a moral victory in the fight to retain their post office and might serve as an example for the thousands of other communities nationwide fighting against the United States Postal Services waves of closures. More: continued …
Read More »Eric sounds the ‘last post’ after 33 years – Fife Today
Fife Today Eric sounds the 'last post' after 33 yearsFife TodayEric Paterson officially retires from the Royal Mail sorting and delivery office next month, but finishing up a few weeks beforehand to enjoy a sunshine-filled holiday in Lanzarote with wife Linda. Eric left school to work as a mechanic for …
Read More »Douglas rallies for its post office – Juneau Empire
Douglas rallies for its post officeJuneau EmpireJuneau Mayor Bruce Botelho hands out certificates of appreciation to Douglas Post Office employees Dean Ruby, right, and Levi Kearney during a rally in support of the post office on Wednesday. By RUSSELL STIGALL Dignitaries who spoke at the rally to … More: continued …
Read More »A short history of privatisation in the UK: 1979-2012 – The Guardian
The Guardian A short history of privatisation in the UK: 1979-2012The GuardianRoyal Mail is being auctioned, and not necessarily to the highest bidder (and stamp prices are going up). The London fire brigade is outsourcing 999 calls to a firm called Capita, at the behest of the oleaginous chair of …
Read More »Waitrose on its way back with ambitious plan for Chelmsford city centre – This is Total Essex
Waitrose on its way back with ambitious plan for Chelmsford city centreThis is Total EssexThe supermarket giant has reached an agreement with Royal Mail to redevelop its sorting office site in the city centre, with construction expected to begin within two years. Primark, Bouverie Place Shopping Centre, Folkestone.and more » More: …
Read More »Anger over sale of Royal Mail depot – This is Kent
Anger over sale of Royal Mail depotThis is KentBy John Nurden ROYAL Mail delivered its latest blow to Whitstable this week by slapping a huge For Sale sign outside its Cromwell Road sorting office. Despite protest marches and petitions, the company is determined to go ahead with the sale and …
Read More »Post Office cashier spent stolen money on prostitutes
A MAN has been jailed after stealing £28,000 while working as a cashier at the Post Office and then using the money to pay for prostitutes. More: continued here
Read More »Post office employee shot, killed in Piraeus
An employee in the central post office of Piraeus died of a gunshot wound on Thursday, after witnesses said that a man, aged in his 30s, walked into the facility holding a pistol and shot the young woman at her desk, Skai Television reported. More: continued here
Read More »CONSUMER WATCH: Stamps and pasties – This is Plymouth
CONSUMER WATCH: Stamps and pastiesThis is PlymouthA few months later, to certify that postage had been paid on a letter, the sender could stick on the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black. I've been told that as Britain was the first country to issue pre-paid postage stamps, ours are …
Read More »Should eBay raise max P&P charged caps? – TameBay
The Guardian Should eBay raise max P&P charged caps?TameBayIntroduced in 2010 eBay have postage caps for many categories for example the maximum you can charge to ship a CD or DVD is £1.25 and the most you can charge for clothing or shoes is £4.00. Now that Royal Mail prices …
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