Cheers as the post returnsThe Northern EchoTHERE were cheers from relieved residents as Royal Mail made its first delivery to a hamlet which had received no post since 2009. Householders living in the seven properties at Barforth, in Teesdale, County Durham, had been forced to make 14- mile …Residents of hamlet get their post –…
INGOMAR, Mont. — The top U.S. Postal Service official on Thursday took his case for rural post-office closures straight to the people it will hurt most, telling residents in Montana's More: continued here
Bitter taste in Roxborough: Corbett's food-stamp planPhiladelphia InquirerManton's learned to stretch his food, a frugality demanded by the $37.25 worth of food stamps he receives weekly. He supplements that small amount with $20 from his meager savings. Through no fault of his own, Manton's been unemployed for a year, …and more » More: continued here
shropshirestar.com (blog) Leader – No way for the Royal Mail to treat customersshropshirestar.com (blog)The Royal Mail used to be a source of national pride, an employer with great traditions that cared for its workers and its customers. Its behaviour in recent times, however, has been that of a Johnny-come-lately shark. Not content with increasing the…
The general secretary of the National Federation of sub-Postmasters, George Thomson, talks about a cap being imposed by Royal Mail on the number of stamps every shop can buy to ensure it benefits from price rises later this month. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk David Cameron meets Burmese President Thein Sein, N-Korea rocket tests, stamps…Birmingham MailROYAL Mail has imposed a cap on the number of stamps every shop can buy to ensure it benefits from price rises later this month. The price of first-class stamps will increase from 46p to 60p and second class from 36p to 50p…
Former Olympus employee charged in eBay scam waives hearingAllentown Morning CallA former Olympus employee charged last month in an eBay scam that cost his company more than $370000 waived his preliminary hearing Thursday. Benjamin Wilson, 35, formerly of Jim Thorpe, is accused of buying more than 450 HD televisions through the …and more » More: continued…
BBC News Stamps rationed by Royal Mail in run up to price riseBBC NewsRoyal Mail is rationing retailers' purchase of stamps to make sure it benefits fully from the price rise due on 30 April. Royal Mail said the "prudent and appropriate" policy was designed to "protect revenue". Superdrug has been told by Royal Mail…
The Royal Mail has capped the number of stamps shops can buy to stop customers stockpiling ahead of price rises later this month.From April 30, the cost of a first-class stamp will increase from 46p to … More: continued here
The Royal Mail is limiting the number of stamps retailers can buy to make sure it benefits fully from the price rise due at the end of the month. More: continued here