Mother gets back £100 mistakenly posted by childrenTelegraph.co.ukMs Lockett, of Hampstead, north London, feared that she would never see her money again but filled in a Royal Mail claim form for lost mail just in case. … More: continued here
Read More »Fundraising Launched For Post Office Doors – Hartford Courant
Fundraising Launched For Post Office DoorsHartford CourantFARMINGTON — – A group of residents has started raising money to pay for power-operated doors at the post office in Unionville. … More: continued here
Read More »Troops prepare for Afghanistan in Brecon Beacons (icWales)
Hundreds of soldiers prepared for the battlefields of Afghanistan in a major Army exercise on the vast expanse of the Brecon Beacons. Reporter Lisa Jones joined the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers) as they get ready for deployment in October More: continued here
Read More »Hokies vs. Boise State in 2010 at FedEx (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech will play Boise State, college football’s small-conference darling, next season at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The first meeting between the schools will take place Oct. 2 at the home of the Washington Redskins. To accommodate the game, Tech and Syracuse canceled their home-and-home series scheduled …
Read More »New first-class stamps show five Gulf Coast lighthouses (The Natchez Democrat)
The U.S. Postal Service started selling first-class stamps Thursday with five Gulf of Mexico lighthouses that withstood hurricanes … More: continued here
Read More »Australia Post wants 60c stamps (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australia Post is applying to raise the price of a normal postage stamp to 60 cents. More: continued here
Read More »Strikes threat to post service (John O’Groat Journal)
CAITHNESS postal services could be affected by strikes being carried out by the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) over disputes with Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Lions and Stamps clash Friday night (OurSports Central)
The BC Lions (1-2) welcome the Calgary Stampeders (1-2) to BC Place for a pivotal West Division showdown. Both clubs enjoyed their first win of the 2009 season last week with the Lions hammering the Edmonton Eskimos by a 40-22 score and the Stamps drubbing the Toronto Argonauts by a …
Read More »FedEx fleet gets 92 hybrid electric trucks (UPI)
MEMPHIS, July 23 (UPI) — FedEx Corp.’s 92 new U.S. hybrid electric trucks will save fuel, improve air quality and possibly spur mass production of the vehicles, the company said. More: continued here
Read More »A win-win-win: Use of food stamps great for farmers and consumers – Daily Camera
A win-win-win: Use of food stamps great for farmers and consumersDaily CameraAfter the quiet shift in food stamps from paper coupons to debit cards nationwide, advocates of those in need said it would … More: continued here
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