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USPS starts process to close Udell, Unionville post officesistockAnalyst.com (press release)In the letter, a USPS review investigator points out the Udell post office workload had an "average of 1.30 daily retail window transactions … suggests that the maintenance of an independent office in Udell may not be warranted. …Bismarck could …

Hell Mail Denmark to swap stamps for textsBBC NewsFrom 1 April, the Danish post office is introducing The Mobile Postage service that does away with stamps for standard sized letters. Instead, people will send a text to the post office and get back a code they write on the envelope. …

Petition drive launched; community meeting planned A steady stream of people stopped by to talk to Mary McClanahan-Calvert in front of the downtown post office Wednesday, but she described the traffic as light. More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay iPad Instant Sale offers up 800%TameBayeBay have just announced that offers on eBay Instant Sale for the old iPad are up almost 800% in the run up to the launch of the iPad 2. Since the launch of eBay Instant Sale there have been 38000 quote to buy …

Shalfleet Village Stores, where the post office is set to close. THE Post Office looks set to close its branch inside Shalfleet Village Stores next week, unless someone steps in to take it over. More: continued here

Burns bags win for Post OfficeReading PostAndy Burns was the match winner when Post Office Club won 3-2 at Spread Eagle in the Reading Winter League. Dave Britton beat Lee Warner 1560-1010, but Phil Hawkins brought the scores level by defeating Dave Stemp 4520-1320. Ron Britton restored the … More: …

For Sale On eBay: Best-selling App iFart, But Few Bidders So FarMocoNewsThe creator, Joel Comm, is now trying to sell the app on eBay, to put more focus on his newest venture. In its heyday, iFart was a big, if gimmicky, money spinner. Within 10 days of its launch in …

Isle of Wight County Press Shalfleet set to lose village post officeIsle of Wight County PressTHE Post Office looks set to close its branch inside Shalfleet Village Stores next week, unless someone steps in to take it over. Dorothy James has been running the post office for 16 years but …

'Practical joke' causes hair lossBBC NewsHe discovered the hair loss when he took off a motorbike helmet he had taken from the staff locker room at Royal Mail's delivery office on Great James Street on Wednesday afternoon. It is believed that an acidic substance had been put in the helmet. …

Hell Mail Denmark gives text alternative to stampsTechRadar UKDenmark is bringing in a system where people can forgo a stamp for their letters but text for a code instead. For those of us so used to email that actually getting stamps for the odd times we use snail mail is …