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SNP condemn post office'revamp'SNP (press release)Responding to news that 2000 rural post offices will close from next summer due to a “revamp”, SNP MSP Paul Wheelhouse and SNP MP Mike Weir have condemned it as “devastating”. Post Office Ltd is to convert branches into PO Locals offering downgraded … More: …

FedEx is expected to see its busiest day in its 40 year history on Monday when it expects to move more than 17 million shipments. More: continued here

Linlithgow Journal & Gazette Busiest day for Royal Mail workersLinlithgow Journal & GazetteRoyal Mail is expecting to experience its busiest day of the year, handling more than 10 million letters, cards and parcels as the Christmas rush gets under way. More than 180 million items will be delivered over the …

Somerset village addresses still wrong 15 years after abolitionThis is SomersetBut the Royal Mail is refusing to correct the error, hiding behind the excuse that it would cost too much. Wells Liberal Democrat MP Ms Munt raised the matter with Post Office Minister Ed Davey, as she tried to get …

TechCrunch HP opens webOS; $99 TouchPad sale melts eBay; Android to benefit?Computerworld (blog)Meanwhile, its latest $99 fire-sale of TouchPad tablets causes slowdowns on eBay. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this means Android will gain some of webOS's unique features. Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment …

The Guardian Royal Mail Christmas workers complain of poor treatmentThe GuardianTemporary postal workers who thought they had secured precious paid employment in the run-up to Christmas have been turned away from sorting offices due to administrative failures by Royal Mail's in-house staffing agency, the Guardian can reveal. …Mail pay row …

The festival round the corner was reflected in Sunday’s monthly meeting of the Dakshina Kannada District Philatelist and Numismatic Association. Two members of the association, Jane D’Souza and Ha… More: continued here

With more than 180,000 parcels passing through their hands in just one night, Royal Mail staff know they are living in unprecedented times. More: continued here

Busiest day for Royal Mail workersScotland on SundayRoyal Mail is expecting to experience its busiest day of the year, handling more than 10 million letters, cards and parcels as the Christmas rush gets under way. More than 180 million items will be delivered over the festive period in Scotland and …

Monday could be the busiest shipping day in FedEx history. More: continued here