Post office raiders hunted – TeleText

Post office raiders huntedTeleText, UKPolice are hunting three men who held a couple at a New Forest post office and stole £16000 from the safe. The robbers held the occupants in a back room of the post office in Cadnam while the premises were searched. Police believe the three men drove …

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New cabinet 'tested' on post plan – BBC News

BBC News New cabinet 'tested' on post planBBC News, UKPushing ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail is "the test" of Gordon Brown's reshuffled cabinet, says Tory frontbencher Ken Clarke. He said the next steps on the plans would show whether the government was capable of "big decisions". … More: …

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Stamps trade Renaud, stick with Dales, DeAngelis – SLAM! Sports

SLAM! Sports Stamps trade Renaud, stick with Dales, DeAngelisSLAM! Sports, CanadaIt was an off-season situation that caused the Stamps to bring two punters to training camp. When Dales went to free-agency without a deal in Calgary, the Stamps signed his former Concordia teammate Renaud. About a month later — despite an …

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Stamp of approval for efforts – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Stamp of approval for effortsWilkes Barre Times-Leader, PAThe Plymouth resident began a quest in 1986 to honor past, present and future miners with a Coal Miners Postage Stamp. Vengien, 90, continued that quest until his death Tuesday. “It is time for America to recognize the contributions of its coal miners, … …

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Signed, sealed, delivered: Stamp sold for $375K – Indianapolis Star

Signed, sealed, delivered: Stamp sold for $375KIndianapolis Star, United StatesBy John Tuohy After a decades-long journey that included a blood-soaked side trip through the criminal underworld, a 140-year-old stamp was auctioned off Saturday for $375000. The estate of J. David Baker, Indianapolis, put the 1869 Abraham Lincoln … More: continued here

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Mail service 'being pared to the bone' – Hexham Courant

Mail service 'being pared to the bone'Hexham Courant,  United Kingdom“They (Royal Mail) don't care what time the mail is delivered – they just want to make their savings,” he said. “Basically the policy is 'get it delivered as cheaply as possible and sod the customer'. “Royal Mail made £321 million …

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Post unions must deliver a solution – guardian.co.uk

Times Online Post unions must deliver a solutionguardian.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail is braced for further industrial unrest, with unions expected to ballot more regions for strike action as early as this week. It follows the vote last week by postal workers in London to stage a 24-hour walkout this Friday. …British postal …

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