Irish Independent Votes in the bag — the Royal Mail bagIrish IndependentAN Post used British Royal Mail bags to carry votes because they're "stronger" than Irish bags. Bags with the Royal Mail logo were spotted at election count centres around the country at the weekend. However, Sinn Fein said the bags, … More: continued here
Brisbane Times Computer error exposes teenager's eBay fraudComputerWeekly.com (blog)Heggie has pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges in the Brisbane District Court relating to fraud committed from December 2008 to December 2009 using fake eBay accounts and 119 fake bank accounts. The court heard 99 customers paid Heggie for mobile …Man sentenced to jail for…
For Argyll George White: My ArgyllFor ArgyllThe air of excitement was tangible as the mail for Port Ellen, Jura and Gigha was thrown aboard by the Royal Mail and sorted on deck by crew. The run from Gourock to Tarbert carried the Royal Mail for Cowal, Bute and Kintyre. Our journey would take us …and…
Royal Mail admits worst ever festive postThis is MoneyOutside the festive season, Royal Mail pledges to deliver 93% of first-class letters by the next working day. But yesterday it said only 33.7% of first-class post met this target between December 6 and January 1 and issued an official apology. …and more » More: continued here
Martin learns the ways of the worldExeter News-LetterCourtesy photo When I go to the post office in America, all I do is go to the post office. When I go to the post office in Bangkok, I must first negotiate a price in broken English with a scooter driver who shuttles me through back alleys…
KATU Hockey coach jailed after allegedly attempting to send marijuanaKTVLPolice say Hamlet and his hockey team were on their way to a game in Vancouver, Washington when he stopped the bus at a Post Office in Albany. That's when he attempted to mail a box that post office employees found suspicious. …Oregon hockey coach tried…
Ventnor Blog (blog) Ryde Town Council Rubber Stamps 2011/12 BudgetVentnor Blog (blog)Many thanks to Mayor of Ryde Town Council, Brian Harris, for this report from last week's meeting. Ed Ryde Town Council (RTC) finally set its 2011/2012 precept last week. At a lively meeting in the George Street Centre, which had been delayed in order…
The Guardian (blog) Richard Littlejohn gets himself into a taxing situationThe Guardian (blog)Photograph: Jonathan Hordle / Rex Features The Daily Mail has seized on the suggestion made by RMT union boss Bob Crow that emails should each be taxed a penny as a way of supporting the flagging Royal Mail. Richard Littlejohn dismisses the idea…
Smoke closes Petersburg post officeProgress IndexPETERSBURG – People dropping by the post office on Sycamore Street around lunchtime Monday were surprised to find the building surrounded by fire trucks. A motor burned up, filling the basement with smoke, fire officials said. "By the time we got here, … More: continued here
Customers moved to Garden City branch The Port Wentworth Post Office closed for good Monday. “I was hoping they could’ve stopped it somehow or another,” Port Wentworth resident Lisa Grant said as she stood in the post office parking lot and sorted her mail. Grant had both personal and business P.O. boxes at the Port…