A shot in the arm was given to post offices across East Anglia last night after a 10-year deal was signed to keep Royal Mail services in the region’s branches for the next decade. More: continued here
shropshirestar.com Royal Mail shake-up hits delivery times in Ellesmere PortEllesmere Port PioneerA DECLINE in letter sending has forced Royal Mail to scale back its operations in Ellesmere Port. Deliveries will now run until later in the day as Royal Mail battles to keep down prices. Royal Mail issued a statement which read: “Unfortunately, …Route changes…
Daily Mail Deadly infection that killed three babies is traced to taps in hospital's neo …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter A killer infection that claimed the lives of three babies in a Belfast hospital has been traced to taps in the neo-natal unit, Northern Ireland's health minister said. All the taps and connected pipe work…
WARREN COUNTY — The potential closing of the Grand Valley Post Office is the reason for a public meeting tonight. Postal officials will meet with residents at the fire hall on state Route 27 this evening to discuss the possible closure. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. More: continued here
Petition to save post office open for signaturesSouthCoastToday.comKeating said closing the Acushnet branch will not solve what ails the postal system. "Rather than eliminating the services provided by each post office, we must correct the issue of pension overpayment and remove arbitrary regulations requiring … More: continued here
VentureBeat EBay to take 3 to 6 months to pick PayPal chiefSan Francisco ChroniclePaul Sakuma / AP EBay will take three to six months to replace PayPal chief Scott Thompson, who left to lead Yahoo. EBay plans to find a new chief for its PayPal payment business within three to six months following the departure…
Bethesda post offices to consolidate in three monthsGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Onlineby Jessica Ablamsky, Staff Writer The city's two post offices, at 7001 Arlington Road and 7400 Wisconsin Ave., will be consolidated in a new facility within three months, said Laura Dvorak, a spokeswoman for the United States Postal Service. More: continued here
Nation faces a "tremendous loss of productivity" without increased infrastructure spending that could help economic woes, Smith warns. More: continued here
msnbc.com (blog) Don't we need a food-stamp prez?New York PostSome think Newt Gingrich scored by calling Barack Obama the “food-stamp president,” but isn't it really a compliment? Obama tried to get everyone jobs — he even had the surefire plan of spending hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus money — but …US food stamp…
CTV.ca EBay nixes sale of Paterno memorial ticketsToronto Sun(REUTERS/Rebecca Cook) EBay will not allow the sale of tickets on its site to Joe Paterno's memorial service Thursday, the company said Tuesday. However, at least one ticket was listed for auction on the site with a recent bid of more than $66000.EBay bans Paterno memorial service…