Pendle Today Nelson training specialists win Royal Mail contractPendle TodayNELSON-based training specialist Training 2000 has won a contract to deliver apprenticeships for the Royal Mail across the whole of the UK. Advanced apprenticeships in engineering maintenance will be delivered from Training 2000's facilities in … More: continued here
CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Price of stamps set to increasenwitimes.comStamped postcards will increase 3 cents to 35 cents. While users of first-class stamps cannot do anything but pay the increased cost beginning Jan. 22, consumers can stock up now on Forever stamps and use them after Jan. 22. Forever stamps do not have … More: continued here
BBC News Royal Mail casual staff stage second protest at Birmingham sorting officeBirmingham Mailby Jon Griffin, Birmingham Mail CHRISTMAS staff at the Royal Mail in Birmingham have held a second protest over not being paid in just 48 hours. Dozens of temporary workers staged a two-hour sit-in at the canteen at the city's main sorting…
China may not have been the first to send an astronaut to the moon, but it could have beaten the United States in terms of postal service gimmicks. More: continued here
CNET (blog) China space post office sends mail from orbitGMA NewsChina may not have been the first to send an astronaut to the moon, but it could have beaten the United States in terms of postal service gimmicks. Tech site CNET reported China's Space Post Office in Beijing will route letters through a computer …Space…
Hertfordshire Mercury Royal Mail unwilling to publish details of postal offencesHertfordshire MercuryWe asked how many postal offences were reported to Royal Mail in the last five financial years and, of these, how many led to a prosecution by the company and how many by the police. Our submission also requested a regional breakdown of these…
The Postal Service, through no fault of its own, loses billions but must be saved, writes John Avlon. More: continued here
Auctionbytes eBay Shopping Cart Separates Transactions from Same BuyerAuctionBytes Blog (blog)I am a long time auction seller of collectibles and antiques on eBay. Last night I had 2 items close (separate auctions) to the same bidder. I utilize calculated shipping on everything. I send my own invoices out asap, especially when I am combining …eBay…
Woman charged with food stamp fraudPress HeraldAUGUSTA – A Clinton woman has been charged with defrauding the state of more than $10000 worth of food stamps and other benefits by falsely claiming that her three children lived with her. Theresa M. Rice-Goodrich, 32, pleaded not guilty Friday at her …and more » More: continued here
USA TODAY Santa's helpers at Christmas post offices in Germany spread some cheerGlobalPostSeven Christmas post offices throughout Germany will be dedicated solely to replying to the hundreds of thousands of letters from children addressed to Santa Clause. A man dressed as Santa Claus poses with his 'helpers' who are busy answering …Operation Santa Claus a…