Save our postman!Basingstoke GazetteFor the best part of 29 years, Brian Porter has delivered mail to villagers in Rotherwick and Newnham Green. But villagers say he might be moved to Mattingley in the new year as part of a Royal Mail reshuffle at the Hook delivery office. …and more » More: …
Read More »Owens: Merge Threatened Post Offices with Rural Businesses – Newzjunky.com
Owens: Merge Threatened Post Offices with Rural BusinessesNewzjunky.comWilliam L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, has proposed a bill aimed to help communities maintain or reopen closed post office locations following more expected closures from the United States Postal Service as the agency faces possible bankruptcy. … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail double-dip billing bug enrages stocking-filling biz – Register
Royal Mail double-dip billing bug enrages stocking-filling bizRegisterRoyal Mail apologised on Thursday for the resurgence of technical problems that have bedevilled the website over recent weeks. The SmartStamp and Online Postage applications are both playing up at the worst … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office wins contract to take snaps of foreigners – Register
Post Office wins contract to take snaps of foreignersRegisterBy Guardian Government Computing • Get more from this author The Post Office has won a contract to take photographs and fingerprints of foreign nationals seeking biometric residence permits (BRPs). Immigration minister Damian Green announced the plan …Online verification of BRPs launchedSecurity …
Read More »Royal Mail Bulwell closure branded ‘unfair’ – myHermes
Royal Mail Bulwell closure branded 'unfair'myHermesNational delivery company Royal Mail's plan to close an office in Bulwell, Nottingham has been called unfair by the area's Labour MP. The postal service has twice denied having plans to shut down the delivery hub but has now launched a consultation to …Think again …
Read More »Royal Mail digs up postbox – Yellow Advertiser
Royal Mail digs up postboxYellow AdvertiserA Royal Mail spokesperson revealed last week that the postbox had been taken away because it was technically on private land and the owner had ordered its removal. A local business owner, who asked not to be named, said: “People were posting their … More: …
Read More »Post office change at Godmanchester ‘thin end of the wedge’
FEARS have been expressed for the future of a postal service after it was downgraded without consultation. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail overcharges customers – Moneywise Magazine
Moneywise Magazine Royal Mail overcharges customersMoneywise MagazineMistakes on the Royal Mail website have resulted in some customers paying double for postal services. The company admitted to charging around 600 customers twice for postage costs at an average cost of £50 each time. Problems occurred when people tried … More: continued …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Second Cambridgeshire post office targeted by armed raiders
Two balaclava-clad men wielding a sword and crowbar raided a Cambridgeshire post office – the second armed raid this week. More: continued here
Read More »Oklahoma elections: Fifth Democrat added to state’s presidential primary
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT mmcnutt@opubco.com The contender’s filing packet was delivered before Wednesday’s filing deadline to the state Election Board’s post office box instead of to the agency’s state Capitol office. Read more on NewsOK.com More: continued here
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