Post office could lose 200 jobsThe Daily AdvertiserTwo hundred positions at the US Post Office on Moss Street will be eliminated in a cost-cutting measure unless Congress acts by May 15. The US Postal Service is losing more than $23 million a day, spokesman McKinney Boyd said.and more » More: continued …
Read More »Ironton post office to lose processing center – Ironton Tribune
Ironton post office to lose processing centerIronton TribuneUS Postal Service spokesman David Van Allen said Thursday “Ironton was one of nine post offices that will lose the behind-the-scenes machinery that sorts mail. Ironton's operations will be moved to Columbus; the operations at the other eight post … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail stamp of approval for Blackburn’s singing star Kathleen Ferrier – Lancashire Telegraph
Royal Mail stamp of approval for Blackburn's singing star Kathleen FerrierLancashire TelegraphTHE life of East Lancashire's greatest opera star is to be celebrated on a new stamp being issued by the Royal Mail today. Kathleen Ferrier, who went from working at Blackburn Telephone Exchange to gracing the stages of some …
Read More »Wareham 96-person post office sorting center to close – Plymouth Daily News
CBS Local Wareham 96-person post office sorting center to closePlymouth Daily NewsThree post office sorting centers in Eastern Massachusetts to close Things were a little slower back when the USPS drive "flivvers". Today the agency is the 2nd largest civilian employer in the country and operates the world's largest fleet …
Read More »San Diego’s Former Main Post Office to Close – San Diego 6
San Diego's Former Main Post Office to CloseSan Diego 6SAN DIEGO – The facility that for decades served as San Diego's main post office was included in a list of closures released Thursday by the US Postal Service, but an agency spokeswoman said no changes are expected until the building …
Read More »Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-May – Yorkdispatch.com
Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-MayYorkdispatch.com35000 jobs: The consolidations are expected to result in a loss of roughly 35000 jobs, which the post office hopes to achieve mainly through attrition. The agency described the move as a necessary cost-saving measure because of declining mail volume as … More: …
Read More »New York State Launches Site With eBay To Auction Off Surplus Items – Huffington Post
Tecca New York State Launches Site With eBay To Auction Off Surplus ItemsHuffington PostNew York State's eBay store is the place for you. Since January 2002, the New York Office of General Services has been selling surplus property on eBay, about 50000 items a year. Prices are cheap — the …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp of approval for Blackburn’s singing star Kathleen Ferrier – Blackburn Citizen
Royal Mail stamp of approval for Blackburn's singing star Kathleen FerrierBlackburn CitizenTHE life of East Lancashire's greatest opera star is to be celebrated on a new stamp being issued by the Royal Mail today. Kathleen Ferrier, who went from working at Blackburn Telephone Exchange to gracing the stages of some …
Read More »Possible store put forward for Bridgwater Post Office
ESTATE agents in Bridgwater claim they have the ideal building for a permanent Post Office in the town. More: continued here
Read More »Coventry Cathedral architect features on Royal Mail stamps – Coventry Observer
Coventry Observer Coventry Cathedral architect features on Royal Mail stampsCoventry ObserverPhilip Parker, Royal Mail stamps spokesperson, added: "Britons of Distinction celebrates important yet diverse individuals, sometimes separated by centuries, but brought together by genius. "I think the stamps create a great sense of history, …Coventry Cathedral architect in Royal Mail …
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