Who Wants to Play 'Food Stamp Challenge'?TIMEThis week, all comers are welcomed to be “contestants” in a challenge simulating what it's like to live on food stamps, or SNAP benefits as they're now called. Elected officials and everyday citizens in one US city are trying to get by with a …
Read More »Fedex Car Rockets Into K2Awards
No one could miss the Denny Hamlin Nascar Car driving into the K2 Awards parking lot on Friday April 20th because the sound shook the entire office complex.Richmond, VA (PRWEB) April 25, 2012 If you have ever been to a Nascar event, you know it is loud. On Friday, the …
Read More »Cher auctions key to the city of Adelaide on eBay – The Guardian
The Guardian Cher auctions key to the city of Adelaide on eBayThe GuardianCher is scrambling to cover her embarrassment after the discovery that her key to the city of Adelaide, Australia, is for sale on eBay. "Think my office fkd up?" the singer wrote, amid a growing Australian controversy.Cher Upsets …
Read More »Demand for stamps rockets to Christmas post level – Swindon Advertiser
Staffordshire Newsletter Demand for stamps rockets to Christmas post levelSwindon AdvertiserPOST Offices are selling stamps at Christmas levels with demand rocketing by more than 500 per cent ahead of Monday's price hike. A first-class stamp will go up from 46p to 60p and second-class from 36p to 50p after regulator …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation warning – Gazette Live
shropshirestar.com Royal Mail privatisation warningGazette LivePostal workers have pledged to step up opposition to Royal Mail privatisation, warning that the sell-off would be a "disaster" for the industry. The Communication Workers Union called on Labour to make it clear that the party will renationalise the …Postal workers' union vows to …
Read More »Senate passes measure to protect rural post offices – Great Falls Tribune
Senate passes measure to protect rural post officesGreat Falls TribuneWASHINGTON — Rural post offices in Montana and elsewhere would be saved for at least a year under a measure that passed the US Senate on Tuesday. The amendment to a US Postal Service bill would establish a one-year moratorium on …
Read More »Scottish public sector contract starts for Royal Mail – Minuteman Press (blog)
Scottish public sector contract starts for Royal MailMinuteman Press (blog)A contract between Royal Mail and many governmental organisations in Scotland started recently, as part of a deal that extends the partnership by up to four years. Royal Mail, the state-controlled postal service, currently provides mail services to … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation warning – WalesOnline
shropshirestar.com Royal Mail privatisation warningWalesOnlinePostal workers have pledged to step up opposition to Royal Mail privatisation, warning that the sell-off would be a "disaster" for the industry. The Communication Workers Union called on Labour to make it clear that the party will renationalise the …Postal workers' union vows to step …
Read More »Landlord shuts Leeds post office ‘due to £30,000 rent debt’ UPDATED
A Leeds post office branch has been repossessed by its shopping centre landlord because of claims of rent arrears of £30,000. More: continued here
Read More »Warning over Royal Mail competition
Wednesday 25th April 2012, 11:00AM BST. The Royal Mail faces a “spiral of decline” unless conditions are imposed on companies planning to deliver post in competition with the company, its chief executive has warned. More: continued here
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